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Acknowledgements
PrefAce
PArt one IntroductIon
PArt two country InformAtIon
European Union countries
Non-EU countries
China, People’s Republic of
India
Israel
Norway
South Africa
South Korea
Switzerland
Contents
United States of America
European Commission Correspondents Guideline on Shipments of Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
Transboundary shipment of waste electrical and electronic equipment in the countries
of destination.
Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Philippines, Vietnam
PArt three ImPlementAtIon In the unIted kIngdom
APPendIces
BIBlIogrAPhy
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The WEEE Directive
3. UK Regulations
3.1 The implementation process
In common with a number of other EU Member States, the UK missed the WEEE Directive’s implementation
deadline of 13 August 2004. Extensive consultation was carried out, with four public consultations
in August 2001, March 2003, July 2004 and July 2006. More than 1,000 responses were received. A
separate consultation on environment agencies’ fees for producer registration took place in May 2005,
and the agencies also consulted on guidance for treatment of WEEE.
The WEEE Directive is implemented in the UK by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Regulations 2006 (SI No. 3289) (WEEE Regulations), as amended. The WEEE Regulations were laid before
Parliament on 12 December 2006 and came into force on 2 January 2007. They implement the producer
responsibility aspects of the WEEE Directive, with full implementation from 1 July 2007. The Regulations
have been amended by the WEEE (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (SI No. 3454), the WEEE (Amendment)
Regulations 2009 (SI No. 2957) and the WEEE (Amendment)(No.2) Regulations 2009 (SI No. 3216).
Separate Regulations for England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland transpose the treatment
and permitting requirements of Article 6 of the WEEE Directive. In England and Wales, these were
initially the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Waste Management Licensing) (England and
Wales) Regulations 2006 (SI No.3315) (WEEE Licensing Regulations, as amended). They were laid
before Parliament on 15 December 2006 and came into force on 5 January 2007. Similar legislation
for Northern Ireland, the WEEE (Waste Management Licensing) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2006
(SI No. 519), also came into force on 5 January 2007, while the Waste Management Licensing
Amendment (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SI No. 172) came
into force on 30 March 2007. The WEEE Licensing Regulations have been replaced by the Environmental
Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (SI No. 3538) (EP Regulations) which came into force
on 6 April 2008. These simplify and streamline the permitting process for the pollution prevention
and control regime and waste management licensing in England and Wales by introducing standard
rules and standard permits. The government plans to extend the EP Regulations to other environmental
permitting regimes in due course.
The WEEE Regulations and treatment permitting legislation are supported by the following guidance:
• WEEE Regulations 2006: Government Guidance Notes, BIS, November 2009, URN09/1446 13
• Guidance on Best Available Treatment, Recovery and Recycling Techniques and Treatment of WEEE,
DEFRA, November 2006 14
• Code of Practice for Collection of WEEE from DCFs, DTI, February 2007, URN 07/657 15
• Environmental Permitting Guidance: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, DEFRA,
March 2008 16
• Environmental Permitting Core Guidance, DEFRA, V2.0, November 2009 17
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www.berr.gov.uk/files/file54145.pdf
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www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/producer/electrical/documents/weee-batrrt-guidance.pdf
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www.berr.gov.uk/files/file37922.pdf
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www.defra.gov.uk/environment/policy/permits/documents/weee-directive.pdf
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www.defra.gov.uk/environment/policy/permits/documents/ep-core-guidance.pdf
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• SR2008 No.23: 5kte: WEEE ATF excluding ozone-depleting substances 18
• SR2008 No.23: 25kte: WEEE ATF excluding ozone-depleting substances 19
• SR2008 No.23: 75kte: WEEE ATF excluding ozone-depleting substances 20
RoHS Regulations
Implementation in the United Kingdom
The RoHS Directive 2002/95/EU (RoHS-I, see Appendix 1 pp. A117) has been recast as Directive
2011/65/EU (RoHS-II, see Appendix I, p. A I.27 which must be transposed into UK law by
2 January 2013. It is expected that BIS will publish new regulations and guidance to implement the
recast Directive in October/November 2012.
RoHS-I was originally implemented by the RoHS Regulations 2006 (SI No. 1463) which came
into force on 1 July 2006. These were replaced by the RoHS Regulations 2008 (SI No. 37) which
came into force on 1 February 2008. These in turn will be replaced on 2 January 2013 when new
regulations to implement RoHS-II come into force.
The 2008 Regulations restrict the following substances in light bulbs, household luminaires and
EEE categories 1 to 7 and 10: 21
• lead;
• mercury;
• cadmium;
• hexavalent chromium;
• polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs);
• polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs).
The Regulations are enforced by the National Measurement Office (NMO). They apply directly to producers,
rebranders, importers and exporters, and indirectly to parts and components manufacturers (see Clause 4).
The RoHS Regulations are supported by the following guidance:
• RoHS Regulations: Government Guidance Notes, BIS, February 2011, URN 11/526 22
3.2 Implementation timetable
Timetable for WEEE implementation:
2 January 2007 WEEE Regulations 2006 in force
5 January 2007 WEEE Licensing Regulations in force in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland
28 February 2007 environment agencies publish first list of approved PCSs
18 www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/sr2008no23_5kte.pdf
19 www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/sr2008no23_25kte.pdf
20 www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/sr2008no23_75kte.pdf
21 The 2002 RoHS Directive did not apply to EEE categories 8 and 9. This will change following the recast of
the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU (see Introduction section 3 The RoHS Directives and Appendix I, p A I.27
DIRECTIVE 2011/65/EU ).
22 www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/r/11-526-rohs-regulations-government-guidance-notes.pdf
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Austria
The objectives of waste management in Austria follow the generally accepted guiding principle of
sustainable development that combines environmental, economic and social aspects. The Waste
Management Act 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz, (AWG)) provides Austria with a solid framework for the
future development of waste management legislation, thus encouraging continued progress towards
sustainable development.
1. General requirements for producers
Austrian EEE producers are required to:
• register with the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt (UBA));
• set up at least one free of charge collection centre in each of Austria’s 99 political districts;
• take back WEEE from retailers, consumers and local authorities;
• take part in a collective system to collect and recover historical WEEE (i.e. WEEE placed on the
market before 13 August 2005);
• provide financial guarantees for the waste management of EEE placed on the market;
• complete an agreement with the coordinating body covering collection infrastructure and public
information.
2. Legislation: the implementation process
The WEEE Directive has been transposed into Austrian law through:
• an amendment to the AWG which was approved by the Parliament on 20 December 2004 and
came into force on 1 January 2005;
• an Electro Ordinance (EAG-Verordnung) which was adopted on 18 April 2005 and covers all
10 product categories in the WEEE Directive. The Electro Ordinance superseded the Lamp Ordinance
and the Cooling Equipment Ordinance on 13 August 2005;
• Ordinance on Waste Treatment Obligations (Abfallbehandlungspflichtenverordnung), published on
3 December 2004 (see Notes, section 7).
A visible fee for household equipment is allowed until 2011. The costs of collection and treatment
of WEEE from private households put on the market as new products before 13 August 2005 may be
displayed separately.
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Producers who put EEE on the commercial market before 13 August 2005 shall take back these products
free of charge if they replace them with new products fulfilling the same function. Producers putting EEE
on the commercial market after 12 August 2005 shall take back these products free of charge.
With regard to WEEE from commercial operations, producers may agree with users of the equipment
on arrangements for financing collection or treatment which differ from Paragraphs 1 and 2 (Article 10
of the Electro Ordinance); contact the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt (UBA)) for
further details.
Producers putting EEE on the market after 12 August 2005 shall permanently mark it and ensure the
marking is highly visible and legible.
3. Organizations responsible for implementation
The UBA is the body responsible for producer registration:
Umweltbundesamt
Spittelaur Lände 5
1090 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 31 304 5000
E-mail: abfall@umweltbundesamt.at
Website: www.umweltbundesamt.at
Website for registration: http://edm.gv.at
The clearing house (Elektroaltgeräte Koordinierungsstelle) is managed by the Austrian Chamber of
Commerce (Wirtschaftkammer Österreich). New organizations must register no more than one month
after they start operations.
The duties of the clearing house include making agreements with and coordinating collection
and treatment systems. This includes the financing of the collection infrastructure and provision of
information to end-users.
Producers or their compliance systems must pick up collected WEEE no more than one week
after being notified and after defined minimum quantities have been collected. If they fail to do so the
clearing house will organize collection and treatment and pass on the cost to the compliance systems or
individual producers.
Elektroaltgeräte Koordinierungsstelle Austria GmbH
Mariahilfer Str. 84/6.06
1070 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 52 237 6210
Fax: +43 1 52 237 6219
Website: www.eak-austria.at
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4. Permits, registration fees, reporting and penalties
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The UBA is responsible for producer registration. Producers and importers of B2C and B2B EEE (including
distance sellers) have been required to register since 30 September 2005. The registration is free of
charge. Producers starting to place EEE on the market after that must register within one month of starting
operations. Since 31 October 2005 producers have been obliged to report on the amount of EEE placed
on the market.
In Austria five companies have the permission to act as a collective collection and recovery system:
EVA Erfassen und Verwerten von Altstoffen GmbH Ungargasse 35 3
AT 1030, Wien
w.kleer@eva.co.at
ERA Elektro Recycling Austria GmbH Mariahilferstraße 123
AT 1060, Wien
dostal@era-gmbh.at
European Recycling Platform (ERP) Österreich GmbH Döblinger Hauptstr. 50
AT 1190, Wien
Tel.: +43 0
sabine.hadl@erp-recycling.org
UFH Altlampen Systembetreiber GmbH Mariahilfer Straße 37-39
AT 1060, Wien
brigitte.reich@ufh.at
UFH Elektroaltgeräte System Betreiber GmbH Mariahilfer Straße 37-39
AT 1060, Wien
brigitte.reich@ufh.at
5. Recycling/reuse/recovery organizations: contact details
Registered collection and treatment organizations (Registerabfrage, EAG-Behandler)
Name Address Telephone Devices
Abfallwirtschaftsverband
Feldbach
AVE Beteiligungsverwaltungs
GmbH+CoKG
ÖKO-Platz 1
8330 Mühldorf bei
Feldbach
Flughafenstraße 8
4063 Hörsching
+43 724 27
1475-127
Television sets; small
electrical devices
Television sets; large electrical
equipment; small electrical
devices; cooling and freezing
devices; gas-discharge lamps
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