ElektroG 3 Definitions

ElektroG 3 Definitions

(1) Electrical and electronic equipment means:

1. Equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly.

2. Equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields which is designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volts for alternating voltage and 1500 volts for direct voltage.

(2) Type of equipment means equipment in a given category which has comparable characteristics in terms of its uses or functions.

(3) Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) means electrical or electronic equipment which is waste within the meaning of Section 3 (1) sentence 1 of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act, including all components, subassemblies and consumables which are part of the equipment at the time of disposal.

(4) Private households means private households as defined in the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act and other sources of origin of WEEE, provided that the WEEE from these other sources is comparable in nature and quantity to that from private households.

(5) Prevention means measures aimed at reducing the quantity and the harmfulness to the environment of WEEE and of the materials and substances it contains.

(6) Reuse means any operation by which WEEE or components thereof are used for the purpose for which they were conceived or placed on the market.

(7) Recovery means any of the operations listed in Annex II B of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act.

(8) Recycling means the reprocessing in a production process of the waste materials for the original purpose or for other purposes, but excluding energy recovery.

(9) Disposal means any of the operations provided for in Annex II A of the Closed Substance Cycle and Waste Management Act.

(10) Treatment means any activity after WEEE has been handed over to a facility for depollution, disassembly, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal and any other operation carried out for the recovery or the disposal of WEEE.

(11) Producer means any person or legal entity, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication, within the meaning of Section 312b (2) of the German Civil Code (BGB), who:

1. Manufactures and places electrical and electronic equipment under an own brand on the market for the first time in the territory covered by this Act.

2. Resells under an own brand in the territory covered by this Act equipment produced by other suppliers, a reseller not being regarded as the 'producer' if the brand of the producer appears on the equipment, as provided for in No. 1.

3. Imports for the first time electrical and electronic equipment into the territory covered by this Act and places it on the market or exports it to another EU Member State and provides it directly to a user in that country.

(12) Distributor means any person or legal entity who provides new electrical or electronic equipment on a commercial basis to the user. Any distributor who knowingly sells new electrical and electronic equipment from a non-registered producer is deemed a producer.

(13) Dangerous substances or preparations means any substance or preparation which possesses one or more of the properties listed and described in Section 3a (1) of the Chemicals Act and in Annex VI to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification,
packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (Official Journal L 196 p.1) as amended.