ElektroG 12 Recovery

ElektroG 12 Recovery

(1) In treating WEEE, producers must meet the following targets:

1. For WEEE in Categories 1 and 10
a) The rate of recovery shall be a minimum of 80 per cent by average weight per appliance and

b) Component, material and substance reuse and recycling shall be a minimum of 75 per cent by average weight per appliance.

2. For WEEE in Categories 3 and 4

a. The rate of recovery shall be a minimum of 75 per cent by average weight per appliance and

b. Component, material and substance reuse and recycling shall be a minimum of 65 per cent by average weight per appliance.

3. For WEEE in Categories 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9

a. The rate of recovery shall be a minimum of 70 per cent by average weight per appliance and

b. Component, material and substance reuse and recycling shall be a minimum of 50 per cent by average weight per appliance.

4. For gas discharge lamps, the rate of component, material and substance reuse and recycling shall be a minimum of 80 per cent by weight of the lamps.

(2) Fully recoverable WEEE will not be included when calculating the targets set out in Paragraph 1 until 31 December 2008.

(3) As part of the certification process required under Section 11 (3), primary treatment facilities shall keep records on the mass of WEEE, its components, materials or substances when:

1. Entering the treatment facility (input)

2. Leaving the treatment facility (output)

3. Entering the recovery or recycling facility (input).

For this purpose, operators of facilities in which primary treatment takes place shall be provided with the respective data from subsequent treatment and recycling facilities.

(4) WEEE exported from the European Union may only be included in calculation of the targets set out in Paragraph 1 when:

1. The producer provides proof of compliance with the requirements of Paragraph 1 and those of Section 11

2. The WEEE is lawfully exported, specifically in accordance with

a) Council Regulation (EEC) No. 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (Official Journal L 30 p. 1) last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 2557/2001 of the Commission of 28 December 2001 (Official Journal L 349 p. 1).

b) Council Regulation (EC) No. 1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 on establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of wastes (Official Journal L 166 p. 6) last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2243/2001 of 16 November 2001 (Official Journal L 303 p. 11).

c) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1547/1999 of 12 July 1999 determining the control procedures to apply to shipments of certain types of waste to certain countries to which OECD Decision C(92) 39 final does not apply (Official Journal L 185 p. 1) last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2243/2201 of 16 November 2001 (Official Journal L 303 p. 1).