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Jurisdictions 80  [23] 44  [11] 47  [15]
Systems 230 146 365
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Latest country reports updates
Bosnia-Herzegovina:  WEEE10-May-13
US - New Jersey:  WEEE01-May-13
Bosnia-Herzegovina:  01-May-13
Albania:  Batteries29-Apr-13
Albania:  WEEE29-Apr-13
Montenegro:  WEEE18-Apr-13
Montenegro:  Batteries18-Apr-13
Hong Kong:  WEEE05-Mar-13
India:  Packaging03-Mar-13
Hong Kong:  Packaging03-Mar-13
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WEEE policy implementation models (Presentation Delhi Dec-12) - Dec-12
Events
Material and energy recovery from shredder residue and e-waste (in German)
18-19 Jun 13, Dortmund (Germany)
18th International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2013
11-13 Sep 13, Dubrovnik (Croatia)
EPR (R)evolution in the European Context
19 Sep 13, Brussles (Belgium)
Green Electronics 2013 Workshop “Resource Efficiency in the Electric and Electronics Industry”
04-06 Nov 13, Budapest (Hungary)
Going Green – CARE INNOVATION 2014
17-20 Nov 14, Vienna (Austria)
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Questions & Answers
Regional Issues: In many EU member states municipalities or retailers sell WEEE they collect to 'non producers' which seems contrary to the principle of producer responsibility. Could you comment?  Answered on 24-Sep-11
Serbia: Does the WEEE Regulation allow for a non-Serbian company that does not import itself to register as producer and take on the responsibilities imposed on producers by the Regulation? And if so, how would it be able to handle this tax requirement?   Answered on 19-Jul-11
Bulgaria: Is the new WEEE register operational and is it possible for a non-Bulgarian company to register as a producer?  Answered on 18-Jul-11
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26-May-13  European Commission (Eco-Innovation)
EUR 31.5 million funding available for new projects
The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for eco-innovation projects which will receive EUR 31.5 million in funding this year.

17-May-13  Basel Convention (Transboundary shipments)
No agreement on guidelines for transboundary movements of e-waste
Diverging views on the criteria under which the export of used or non-functioning EEE for repair or refurbishment should be exempted from the Basel ban prevented the adoption of new guidelines during the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (COP11) in Geneva last week.

10-Apr-13  European (Environmental Footprinting)
Commission launches Single Market for Green Products initiative
At present, a company wishing to claim green credentials for a product marketed across Europe has to comply with a range of national requirements and methodologies. At the same time, consumers say they are confused by the stream of diverse, non-comparable environmental information on offer.

14-Mar-13  EU Institutions (Waste Policy)
REACH and waste laws found most burdensome for SMEs
A Commission Communication reports that a consultation found that SMEs regard REACH as the most burdensome legislation for small companies, with waste-related legislation also in the top ten.

13-Feb-13  Europe (Eco-Design)
Web-based eco-design guidance from WEEE compliance schemes
French WEEE systems Recylum, Ecologic, Eco-systèmes and ERP have launched a bilingual (French/English) website guiding on eco-design of electric and electronic equipment.

10-Feb-13  European (Packaging)
Annex 1 to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive amended at last
Commission Directive 2013/2/EU of 7 February sets out an expanded list of illustrative examples of what is and is not packaging. Items on which there was no agreement – ‘release paper of self-adhesive labels’ and ‘refillable steel containers used for various types of gas, excluding fire extinguishers’ have been omitted from the list.




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