National Registration for Producers of Electronic Waste (eBook)

Preface 5
Contents 6
Introduction 16
Introduction to the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) 16
The WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) 16
The Implementation into National Law 16
Three Good Reasons Why This Book Could Help You 17
Does Your Product Fall Under the Scope of the WEEE Directive 17
The Producer: The Obliged Party for WEEE Purposes 17
Registration at the National Authorities 18
Registration Body 18
Frequency 18
Registering Entity 18
Way of Submission 19
Required Registration Data 19
Fees 19
Reporting 20
Labelling 21
Take Back and Recycling 21
The Implementation of the WEEE Directive in the EU: An Overview of Recent Case Law in Germany 22
Introduction 22
Case Law 22
Summary 25
Review of the WEEE Directive 26
Conclusion 27
Austria 28
The National WEEE Legislation 28
Critical Definitions 28
The National Scope of WEEE 29
National Timelines 30
The National Registration Body 30
Registration Data 31
The Financial Guarantee 32
Foreign Producers 33
Labelling 33
Reporting 34
The National Recycling Market 34
Where Can You Find Further Information? 35
Who Can Support You? 35
Belgium 36
The National WEEE Legislation 36
Critical Definitions 38
The National Scope of WEEE 40
National Timelines 42
The National Registration Body 42
Data Required for Registration 44
The Financial Guarantee 44
Foreign Producers 45
Labelling 45
Reporting 46
The National Recycling Market 46
Where Can You Find Further Information? 47
Who Can Support You? 47
Bulgaria 48
The National WEEE Legislation 48
Critical Definitions 48
The National Scope of WEEE 49
National Timelines 53
The National Registration Body 53
Registration Data 54
The Financial Guarantee 54
Foreign Producers 54
Labeling 54
Reporting 55
The National Recycling Market 55
Where Can You Find Further Information? 55
Who Can Support You? 55
Cyprus 57
The National WEEE Legislation 57
Critical Definitions 57
The National Scope of WEEE 58
National Timelines 59
The National Registration Body 59
Data Required for Registration 60
The Financial Guarantee 61
Foreign Producers 61
Labelling 61
Reporting 61
The National Recycling Market 62
Where Can You Find Further Information? 62
Who Can Support You? 63
Czech Republic 64
The National WEEE Legislation 64
Critical Definitions 64
The National Scope of WEEE 65
National Timelines 70
The National Registration Body 70
Data Required for Registration 71
The Financial Guarantee 73
Foreign Producers 74
Labelling 74
Input Reporting 75
The National Recycling Market 76
Where Can You Find Further Information? 77
Who Can Support You? 77
Denmark 78
The National WEEE Legislation 78
Critical Definitions 78
The National Scope of WEEE 79
National Timelines 80
The National Registration Body 80
Data Required for Registration 81
The Financial Guarantee 81
Foreign Producers 82
Labelling 82
Reporting 83
The National Recycling Market 83
Where Can You Find Further Information? 84
Who Can Support You? 84
Estonia 86
The National WEEE Legislation 86
Critical Definitions 86
National Scope of WEEE 88
National Timelines 89
The National Registration Body 89
Data Required for Registration 90
The Financial Guarantee 90
Foreign Producers 91
Labelling 91
Reporting 91
The National Recycling Market 92
Where Can You Find Further Information? 92
Who Can Support You? 92
Finland 94
The National WEEE Legislation 94
Critical Definitions 94
The National Scope of WEEE 95
National Timelines 96
The National Registration Body 96
Data Required for Registration 98
The Financial Guarantee 98
Foreign Producers 99
Labelling 99
Reporting 100
The National Recycling Market 100
Where Can You Find Further Information? 102
Who Can Support You? 102
France 103
The National WEEE Legislation 103
Critical Definitions 104
The National Scope of WEEE 105
National Timelines 105
The National Registration Body 106
Data Required for Registration 107
The Financial Guarantee 109
Foreign Producers 109
Labelling 110
Reporting 110
The National Recycling Market 111
Where Can You Find Further Information? 112
Who Can Support You? 112
Germany 114
The National WEEE Legislation 114
Critical Definitions 114
The National Scope of WEEE 116
National Timelines 117
The National Registration Body 118
Data Required for Registration 118
The Financial Guarantee 121
Foreign Producers 122
Labelling 122
Input Reporting 123
The National Recycling Market 124
Where Can You Find Further Information? 125
Who Can Support You? 125
Greece 127
The National WEEE Legislation 127
Critical Definitions 127
The National Scope of WEEE 128
National Timelines 129
The National Registration Body 129
Data Required for Registration 130
The Financial Guarantee 130
Foreign Producers 130
Labelling 131
Reporting 131
The National Recycling Market 132
Where Can You Find Further Information? 132
Who Can Support You? 132
Hungary 133
The National WEEE Legislation 133
Critical Definitions 133
The National Scope of WEEE 134
National Timelines 135
The National Registration Body 135
Data Required for Registration 136
The Financial Guarantee 137
Foreign Producers 137
Labelling 138
Reporting 138
The National Recycling Market 139
Where Can You Find Further Information? 139
Who Can Support You? 140
Ireland 141
The National WEEE Legislation 141
Critical Definitions 142
The National Scope of WEEE 143
National Timelines 144
The National Registration Body 144
Data Required for Registration 146
The Financial Guarantee 148
Foreign Producers 150
Labelling 150
Reporting 151
The National Recycling Market 152
Where Can You Find Further Information? 152
Who Can Support You? 153
Italy 154
The National WEEE Legislation 154
Critical Definitions 154
The National Scope of WEEE 155
National Timelines 156
The National Registration Body 156
Data Required for Registration 157
The Financial Guarantee 157
Foreign Producers 158
Labelling 158
Reporting 158
The National Recycling Market 159
Where Can You Find Further Information? 159
Who Can Support You? 159
Latvia 161
The National WEEE Legislation 161
Critical Definitions 162
The National Scope of WEEE 163
National Timelines 164
The National Registration Body 164
Data Required for Registration 165
The Financial Guarantee 165
Foreign Producers 165
Labelling 166
Input Reporting 166
The National Recycling Market 167
Where Can You Find Further Information? 168
Who Can Support You? 168
Lithuania 169
The National WEEE Legislation 169
Critical Definitions 170
The National Scope of WEEE 171
National Timelines 171
The National Registration Body 172
Data Required for Registration 173
The Financial Guarantee 174
Foreign Producers 175
Labelling 176
Input Reporting 177
The National Recycling Market 178
Where Can You Find Further Information? 153
Who Can Support You? 153
Luxembourg 180
The National WEEE Legislation 180
Critical Definitions 180
The National Scope of WEEE 181
National Timelines 182
The National Registration Body 182
Data Required for Registration 184
The Financial Guarantee 184
Foreign Producers 184
Labelling 185
Input Reporting 185
The National Recycling Market 185
Where Can You Find Further Information? 185
Who Can Support You? 185
Poland 187
The National WEEE Legislation 187
Critical Definitions 187
The National Scope of WEEE 188
National Timelines 189
The National Registration Body 189
Data Required for Registration 190
The Financial Guarantee 190
Foreign Producers 191
Labelling 192
Reporting 192
The National Recycling Market 193
Where Can You Find Further Information? 153
Who Can Support You? 153
Portugal 194
The National WEEE Legislation 194
Critical Definitions 194
The National Scope of WEEE 195
National Timelines 196
The National Registration Body 196
Registration Data 197
The Financial Guarantee 198
Foreign Producers 198
Labelling 198
Reporting 199
The National Recycling Market 199
Where Can You Find Further Information? 199
Who Can Support You? 200
Romania 201
The National WEEE Legislation 201
Critical Definitions 202
The National Scope of WEEE 202
National Timelines 203
The National Registration Body 203
Data Required for Registration 204
The Financial Guarantee 204
Foreign Producers 205
Labelling 205
Input Reporting 205
The National Recycling Market 206
Where Can You Find Further Information? 206
Who Can Support You? 207
Slovakia 208
Personal details 208
Introduction of the national law 208
Critical Definitions 209
National Scope of WEEE and Current Exemptions 209
Timelines 210
Registration Body 211
Registration Data 211
Financial Guarantee 212
Registration of Foreign Producers 213
Labelling 213
Input Reporting 213
Recycling Market 214
References and Further Information 215
Slovenia 216
The National WEEE Legislation 216
Critical Definitions 216
The National Scope of WEEE 217
National Timelines 218
The National Registration Body 218
Data Required for Registration 219
The Financial Guarantee 220
Foreign Producers 221
Labelling 222
Input Reporting 222
The National Recycling Market 222
Where Can You Find Further Information? 223
Who Can Support You? 223
Spain 224
The National WEEE Legislation 224
Critical Definitions 224
The National Scope of WEEE 225
National Timelines 226
The National Registration Body 226
Data Required for Registration 227
The Financial Guarantee 228
Foreign Producers 228
Labelling 229
Reporting 229
The National Recycling Market 229
Where Can You Find Further Information? 231
Who Can Support You? 231
Sweden 232
The National WEEE Legislation 232
Critical Definitions 233
The National Scope of WEEE 234
National Timelines 235
The National Registration Body 235
Data Required for Registration 236
The Financial Guarantee 237
Foreign Producers 239
Labelling 239
Reporting 239
The National Recycling Market 240
Where Can You Find Further Information? 241
Who Can Support You? 241
The Netherlands 242
The National WEEE Legislation 242
Critical Definitions 242
The National Scope of WEEE 243
National Timelines 244
The National Registration Body 244
Data Required for Registration 245
The Financial Guarantee 245
Foreign Producers 246
Labelling 246
Reporting 247
The National Recycling Market 247
Where Can You Find Further Information? 248
Who Can Support You? 249
United Kingdom 250
The National WEEE Legislation 242
Critical Definitions 242
The National Scope of WEEE 243
National Timelines 244
The National Registration Body 244
Registration Data 245
The Financial Guarantee 245
Foreign Producers 246
Labelling 246
Reporting 247
The National Recycling Market 247
Where Can You Find Further Information? 248
Who Can Support You? 249