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 26 July 2008
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Implementation of WEEE

REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF WEEE DIRECTIVE IN UK

i. Announcement:   In December 2005, the Energy Minister, Malcolm Wicks, announced an immediate review of proposals for implementing the WEEE Directive.

WEEE Review announcement letter  ii. Initial Conclusions: On the 27th March 2006, officials posted a high-level policy paper: Conclusions of the Implementation Review on the DTI's website.  The paper presented the review team's key proposals for the implementation of the Directive.  Waste electrical and electronic equipment directive (WEEE): conclusions of implementation review. 

iii. Feedback: Stakeholders were invited to provide evidence to show whether the implementation proposals would deliver the objectives and obligations set by the Directive in an effective and an efficient way. The deadline for submitting evidence was the 21 April 2006. An executive summary of stakeholder responses to the high-level policy paper was published. 

Executive summary of responses to the conclusions of implementation review paper.

iv. Supplementary Paper: Following the feedback from Stakeholders on the high-level policy paper, the review team drew together a more detailed paper to underpin the high level recommendations.  Stakeholders were invited to consider the paper and submit further comments by the 19 May 2006.

Waste electrical and electronic equipment directive (WEEE): conclusions of implementation review, supplementary paper.  

 

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