One directive – One aim: Environmental protection
"WEEE" stands Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The aim is to avoid waste from electrical and electronic equipment. Reuse and recycling helps to reduce e-waste.
What there is to know about the WEEE Directive
Each EU country sets up national registers – in Germany it is stiftung ear. There, all manufacturers of electrical appliances are obliged to register and apply for a WEEE number before they start selling.
Exception confirms the rule: The registration process is different in the EU countries, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. Companies have to register individually in each country. Often they have to join a recognised compliance system in each case, which regulates the take-back and disposal of WEEE as well as its financing.
WEEE in Germany: In Germany the WEEE Directive is implemented by the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG).
2012 – Amendment
13 August 2012: The European WEEE Directive was amended. It obliged EU countries to transpose the European Directive 2012/19/EU into national law.
2003 – Enactment
27 January 2003: The European WEEE Directive 2002/19/EU has come into force in the European Union.
Useful links
The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)