WEEE in the EU
EC Review
The European Commission has published the WEEE Stakeholder Consultation document inviting views from all those involved in the implementation of the WEEE Directive to put forward their ideas and experience by 5 June 2008. Opinions can be submitted to: ENV-WEEE@ec.eurpa.eu
Updated information on the progress of the review in general and structure of the consultation is available from WEEE Stakeholder consutlation on EC Review
a. Technical Adaptation Committee Meetings
At EU level the TAC (Technical Adaptation Committee) chaired by the European Commission and comprising of Member State representatives, considers follow up issues for the WEEE and RoHS Directive.
BIS has produced an unofficial notes of the TAC meeting, the most recent note can be viewed from the right hand side. Please see the RoHS website for previous meeting notes.
b. Amendment to Article 9 of the WEEE Directive
Following concerns raised by business about the potential negative effects of financing rules on historic waste from non-household sources, the European Commission proposed a draft Directive to amend Article 9 of the WEEE Directive. The text of the proposal is below.
Amendment of Article 9 of the WEEE Directive (PDF)
c. Transposition in Other Member States
The following report produced on behalf of BERR by consultants Perchards details other Member States preparations for WEEE and RoHS. It was published in November 2005.
Transposition of the WEEE and RoHS directives in other EU member states: November 2005 (PDF)
The text of the WEEE Directive is available here.
WEEE EU Directive 2002/96/EU (PDF)
The Commission has also produced non-legally binding Frequently Asked Questions document: Commission FAQ document (PDF)
For further information on the WEEE Directive, please contact: weee@dti.gsi.gov.uk
