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Producers must register with the national registration body, the WEEE Register
Society, and report to the Black Box 404 the amount in units and weights (kg) of EEE
and/or batteries or accumulators placed onto the Irish market on a monthly basis.
At present, there are two approved compliance schemes in Ireland: the European
Recycling Platform (ERP) and WEEE-Ireland. If a producer of Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (EEE) is not a member of an approved compliance scheme they are
required to self-comply in accordance with the WEEE Regulations. Self-compliance is
particularly relevant to producers who primarily sell Business to Business (B2B).
WEEE fees in Ireland are calculated as follows:
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� Companies placing EEE onto the market up until 31st December 2006 will be
charged a registration fee of €600 and a 2005/2006 annual fee of €600.
� 2007 and 2008 annual fees will be charged based on EEE turnover (turnover
> €250,000 = €600, turnover < €250,000 = €400) and a discount allowed (-
€300) for Producers signing up to direct debit payment.
� Producers not placing EEE onto the market prior to 31st December 2006 will
be charged a €600 registration fee plus the relevant annual fee.
� Once they are fully registered with the scheme, Producers will be invoiced for
all Environmental Management Costs (EMCs) owed to date based on the Black
Box reporting.
� For Producers of Automotive Batteries there is a €600 Registration fee and an
annual fee of €300 (to be paid by direct debit).
� For Producers of Portable Batteries and Accumulators there is a €600
Registration fee and annual fees based on Battery turnover (Turnover >
€250,000 = €600, Turnover < €250,000 = €400) with a €300 discount for
Producers signing up to direct debit
� Existing members of WEEE Ireland received free membership for Portable
battery compliance until 31st December 2008.
From 13 August 2005, each retailer must:
� Be registered with their local authority;
� Provide free in-store take back of household WEEE on a one-for-one basis on
the sale of a new replacement product;
� Ensure that any WEEE collected is delivered to an approved collection facility;
� Ensure that the storage and transport of WEEE collected as above meets the
requirements of the Regulations; and
404 WEEE Register Society Ltd have appointed Deloitte to manage and operate the WEEE Blackbox
function on its behalf. The information gathered will be used to establish producers’ financial liabilities
associated with the management of a proportion of the WEEE arising in Ireland.
International Review of Waste Policy: Annexes