14.1.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 9/31 COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/1/EC of 7 January 2009 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Directive 2005/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their reusability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 2005/64/EC is one of the separate Directives in the context of the EC type-approval procedure estab- lished under Council Directive 70/156/EEC  of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (2). (2) It is necessary to establish the detailed rules enabling to verify, in the framework of the preliminary assessment of the manufacturer referred to in Article 6 of Directive 2005/64[EC, whether the materials used for the construction of a vehicle type comply with the provisions of Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of life vehicles (%). (3) In particular, it is appropriate to ensure that competent authorities are able to verify for the purpose of reusa- bility, recyclability and recoverability the existence of contractual arrangements between the vehicle manu- facturer concerned and his suppliers and that the requirements for this purpose contained in such arrangements are properly communicated. OJ L 310, 25.11.2005, p. 10. 2) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970, p. 1. OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p. 34. S The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress — Motor Vehicles, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Annex IV to Directive 2005/64/EC is amended by inserting a new paragraph 4 as follows: ‘4.1. 4.2. For the purposes of preliminary assessment under Article 6 of Directive 2005/64/EC, the vehicle manu- facturer shall be required to demonstrate that, through contractual ~ arrangements  with  his  suppliers, compliance  with  Article 4(2)(@@) of Directive 2000/53/EC is ensured. For the purposes of preliminary assessment under Article 6 of Directive 2005/64/EC, the vehicle manu- facturer shall be required to establish procedures for the following purposes: (a) to communicate the applicable requirements to his staff and to all of his suppliers; (b) to monitor and ensure that suppliers act in accordance with those requirements; () to collect the relevant data through the full supply chain; (d) to check and verify the information received from suppliers; (e) to react adequately where the data received from the suppliers indicate non-compliance with the requirements under Article 4(2)(a) of Directive 200053 /EC.