ElektroG 10 Producer Obligation to Take Back WEEE

ElektroG 10 Producer Obligation to Take Back WEEE

(1) Producers shall collect in a timely manner containers made available for collection under Section 9 (4) in compliance with the instructions issued by the Competent Authority under Section 16 (5). Section 9 (8) applies as appropriate. Producers shall either reuse the WEEE or its components or treat it in compliance with Section 11 or dispose of it in compliance with Section 12, and shall bear the costs of collection and disposal.

(2) Each producer shall create from 13 August 2005 a reasonable option for the return and disposal of WEEE of users other than private households for new equipment placed on the market after this date. Holders are responsible for the disposal of WEEE that does not come from private households and was placed on the market before 13 August 2005. Producers and users may reach an agreement which departs from the provisions contained in
sentences 1 and 2 above. The party responsible for disposals shall either reuse WEEE or its components or treat it in compliance with Section 11 and dispose of it in compliance with
Section 12, and shall bear the costs of disposal.

(3) Section 9 (2) applies for producers accordingly.