ElektroG 2 Scope

ElektroG 2 Scope

(1) The Act applies to electrical and electronic equipment in the following categories unless it is part of another type of equipment not included in the scope of the Act:

1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT and telecommunications equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. Electrical and electronic tools with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Medical products (with the exception of implanted and infectious products)
9. Monitoring and control instruments
10. Automatic dispensers

Electrical and electronic equipment within the meaning of sentence 1 is listed in Annex 1. Section 5 also applies to electrical lightbulbs and luminaries in households.

(2) The Act does not apply to electrical and electronic equipment that serves key security interests of the Federal Republic of Germany or is solely intended for military purposes.

(3) Unless otherwise stated, the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act and its subordinate ordinances apply as amended. Section 21 (1), Section 26 and Section 54 (1) sentence 1 of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act, Section 1 (3) of the Ordinance on Waste Disposal and Recovery Records (NachwV) and Section 1 (2) sentence 1 of the Ordinance on Transport Licences (TgV) apply as appropriate. Other legal provisions stipulating special requirements for the return, reuse or disposal of WEEE or for the use of specific substances contained in electrical and electronic equipment shall remain unaffected.