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◉ WEEE Directive Introduction
WEEE Directive is the abbreviation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, the Chinese name is "EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment", and the industry calls it the sister directive of RoHS. 2002/96/EC launched in 2003 is known as WEEE1.0 in the industry, and WEEE2.0 is the replacement directive 2012/19/EU of WEEE1.0, which came into effect on August 13, 2012.
The WEEE Directive aims to regulate the collection, recycling and reuse of e-waste, including the provision of e-waste collection sites and treatment systems to facilitate proper handling and disposal of e-waste, etc. The WEEE Directive stipulates that member states should encourage enterprises to design and manufacture electrical and electronic equipment for ease of disassembly and recycling.
◉ Core Content
From August 13, 2005, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment circulating in the EU market must be legally responsible for paying the recycling fees for scrapped products. Supporting recycling facilities enable end-users of electrical and electronic products to dispose of end-of-life equipment conveniently and free of charge.
Producer Responsibility: Design environmentally friendly products, comply with the requirements of the ROHS directive, and register with EU member states.
Product identification requirements: manufacturer's name, production date and related signs (with the "WEEE" sign for recycling).
◉ Pass Country
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, etc.
◉ Scope of Application
After August 15, 2018, six categories of electrical and electronic equipment of the new directive are applicable, namely:
(1) Temperature exchange equipment;
(2) Displays, monitors, and equipment with a display screen exceeding 100 square centimeters
(3) Lamp products
(4) Large equipment (over 50 cm in outer length), including but not limited to: household appliances, IT and communication equipment; consumer equipment; lamps; equipment for reproducing sound and images; musical instruments; power tools; toys, leisure and sports equipment ; medical equipment; monitoring instruments; vending machines; devices that generate electricity. This class does not include Class 1 to Class 3 equipment.
(5) Small equipment (outside length not exceeding 50 cm), including but not limited to: household appliances, consumer equipment; lamps; equipment for reproducing sound and images; musical instruments; power tools; toys, leisure and sports equipment; medical equipment; Monitoring instruments; vending machines; devices that generate electricity. This class excludes Class 1 to Class 3 and Class 6 equipment.
(6) Small IT and communication equipment (outside length not exceeding 50 cm).
The scope of electrical and electronic equipment to which this Directive does not apply:
(1) Equipment necessary to protect the security and essential interests of member states, including weapons, munitions and war materiel for special military purposes;
(2) Professionally designed and installed equipment that is part of another type of equipment not covered by this Directive and that can only function as a component of that equipment;
(3) Incandescent lamps;
(4) Space equipment;
(5) Large fixed industrial tools;
(6) Large fixtures, other than those specially designed and installed which are not part of the installation;
(7) The means of transport of persons or goods, excluding two-wheeled electric motor vehicles without type approval;
(8) Non-road mobile machinery specially manufactured for professional use;
(9) Equipment specially designed for research and development on a business-to-business basis;
(10) Medical devices, in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and active implantable medical devices that may be infected with bacteria before they are scrapped.
◉ Compliance Steps
The WEEE Regulations detail the collection, logistics, disposal, decontamination, final treatment and reuse requirements of end-of-life WEEE equipment.
(1) Registration and declaration - EEE manufacturers must register with the national authorities of each EU member state in which they sell their products. The contact points for each member state are published on the europa.eu website. Each member state authorizes private organizations to register producers and collect and prepare recycled materials.
A general method has been established in accordance with 2017/699 for calculating the weight of EEE placed on the market in each EU Member State, and a related method for calculating the amount of WEEE produced in each EU Member State. The EU has customized WEEE calculation tools for each member state. For more information, see WEEE Calculation Tool.
If you manufacture products in the EU but export 100% to non-EU markets, your organisation is not considered a manufacturer under the WEEE Directive. However, if any part of the product is sold within the EU, the company is considered a producer in compliance with EU WEEE regulations.
(2) End User Information and Labeling - EEE manufacturers must provide end users with information about EEE disposal: collection locations, drop points, recycling solutions, etc. The EEE must be marked with a crossed-out wheelie bin symbol in black and white. If the EEE is too small to display the symbol, the symbol must be displayed in the user manual.
(3) Collection and Weighing - The collection company will receive the WEEE, record the weight of the material collected, and list the manufacturers who should receive the credit.
(4) Dismantling and Recycling Instructions - EEE manufacturers must develop dismantling guidelines and recommendations to facilitate dismantling, decontamination and recycling of WEEE. Such documents include: 1) tools and equipment required for disassembly; 2) disassembly procedures; 3) instructions for disassembling batteries; 4) final processing of the metal; 5) recommendations for recycling, etc.
(5) Recycling operations - EEE manufacturers should have the ability to operate recycling solutions in a country and provide recycling logistics. In the EU, these are called Compliance and Recycling Schemes (CTBS). Recycling operators and recycling suppliers should be audited regularly.
Additionally, manufacturers should fund recycling systems, processing and recycling operations. They must also demonstrate the ability to finance such businesses
(6) Annual Report - A list of all collected materials must be maintained, either directly or through the collection company. This list must be submitted annually in each member state.
◉ Compliance Services
As a professional third-party testing and certification service organization, Jiayu Testing has qualifications such as CMA, CNAS, CPSC, and has obtained laboratory accreditation from multiple authoritative certification agencies at home and abroad. The laboratory is strictly built and managed according to standards, equipped with advanced instruments and equipment, and has a skilled professional technical team with rich industry service experience and strong testing technology capabilities. It is proficient in various regulatory standards and provides services for the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive WEEE Directive, assisting enterprises in actively responding to regulatory requirements and effectively improving product compliance. Welcome to contact us at 400-9269-886!
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