Responsibilities

In accordance with national legislation, Producers/Importers of vehicles (any individual or corporation that places light-duty vehicles – new or used – on the national market for the first time) are obliged to:

• Register on the Integrated System of Environmental Licensing (SILiAmb) of the Portuguese Environment Protection Agency (APA), informing as to the type and quantity of vehicles placed on the national market;
• Ensure the existence of a nationwide network of authorised centres to collect and recycle ELVs produced in the country. This responsibility can be assumed individually (individual system) or collectively (integrated system).

If the Producer/Importer opts to join the integrated system (SIGVFV), the responsibilities are transferred to VALORCAR by signing a contract. This contract entails the payment of a Financial Provision (FP) to finance VALORCAR’s operations.

Amount of Financial Provision (FP) by type of light-duty vehicle (categories M1 and N1):

Vehicles (placed on the national market for the first time)	Age (date of type approval)	Amount of FP (€/vehicle)
NEW	-	1,43
USED	After 3/Feb/2010	1,43
	Before 3/Feb/2010	5,0

The FP for each vehicle must be specified throughout the trade chain, in the transactions between economic operators, via a specific item on the respective invoice.

Eletronic declarations

After joining SIGVFV and receiving a username and password to access the section relating to Electronic Declarations, the Producer/Importer must:

• Fill and submit Quarterly Declarations online (indicating the number of vehicles placed on the national market for the first time) by the 20th day of the month following the end of each quarter. If real data is not available by that date, the closest estimate should be submitted.
• Fill and submit the Annual Declaration online (indicating the number of vehicles placed on the national market for the first time) by 31st March of the following year

Click here to access the section relating to electronic declarations