Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment 2012/19/EU · Consolidated version of 8 Apr 2024 · Official text on EUR-Lex

Contents of the act

• Article 1 – Subject matter
• Article 2 – Scope
• Article 3 – Definitions
• Article 4 – Product design
• Article 5 – Separate collection
• Article 6 – Disposal and transport of collected WEEE
• Article 7 – Collection rate
• Article 8 – Proper treatment
• Article 9 – Permits
• Article 10 – Shipments of WEEE
• Article 11 – Recovery targets
• Article 12 – Financing in respect of WEEE from private households
• Article 13 – Financing in respect of WEEE from users other than private households
• Article 14 – Information for users
• Article 15 – Information for treatment facilities
• Article 16 – Registration, information and reporting
• Article 16a – Incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy
• Article 17 – Authorised representative
• Article 18 – Administrative cooperation and exchange of information
• Article 19 – Adaptation to scientific and technical progress
• Article 20 – Exercise of the delegation
• Article 21 – Committee procedure
• Article 22 – Penalties
• Article 23 – Inspection and monitoring
• Article 24 – Transposition
• Article 24a – Review
• Article 25 – Repeal
• Article 26 – Entry into force
• Article 27 – Addressees

Annexes

• ANNEX I – Categories of EEE covered by this Directive during the transitional period as provided for in Article 2(1)(a)
• ANNEX II – Indicative list of EEE which falls within the categories of Annex I
• ANNEX III – CATEGORIES OF EEE COVERED BY THIS DIRECTIVE
• ANNEX IV – Non-exhaustive list of EEE which falls within the categories listed in Annex III
• ANNEX V – MINIMUM RECOVERY TARGETS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11
• ANNEX VI – MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS
• ANNEX VII – Selective treatment for materials and components of waste electrical and electronic equipment referred to in Article 8(2)
• ANNEX VIII – TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8(3)
• ANNEX IX – SYMBOL FOR THE MARKING OF EEE
• ANNEX X – INFORMATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 16
• ANNEX XI – PART A