The Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) yesterday issued guidance notes on the WEEE Regulations.
The Guidance Notes cover the obligations which the WEEE Regulations place on producers who put electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) onto the UK market and obligations on distributors of EEE in the UK.
They also cover the roles and implications for others including Local Authorities, the waste management industry, the charitable and voluntary sector, and implications for users and consumers of EEE, and others.
The Guidance is not definitive and will be updated as proves to be necessary in the light of comments received and as the UK WEEE system develops over time.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) intends to establish an independent WEEE advisory body, whose remit will include making recommendations for improvements to the Guidance Notes.
The notes themselves do not have legal authority, which lies with the WEEE regulations themselves. The regulations provide a full statement of the legal requirements and the notes say that in the case of any doubt take independent advice, including your own legal advice.
WEEE Regulations
The Guidance Notes are intended to support The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006, the WEEE Regulations.
The WEEE Regulations themselves implement the majority of the provisions of the European Parliament and Council Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2002/96/EC) (the WEEE Directive) and the subsequent European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/108/EC that amended the WEEE Directive.
Further information
The guidance can be found on the DTI website.