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the WEEE directive
What is it?
The WEEE Directive aims to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generation and management. This includes promoting the reuse, recycling, and recovery of WEEE to minimize its disposal as unsorted municipal waste.
Why WEEE compliance?
If you manufacture or import electronic products and want to place them on any of the 30 above European markets, your business model must comply with the European WEEE Directive.
The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is a European Union legislative framework that sets out requirements for the collection, recycling, and recovery of Electrical and Electronic Equipment waste.
As a “producer” in terms of the legislation for such electronic equipment, you have several key responsibilities to comply with.
While the WEEE Directive sets a common framework, compliance needs to be managed locally on a country by country basis and specific requirements vary in each country. That forces producers to manage compliance processes individually in up to 30 European countries.
Who is considered a producer?
Producers include manufacturers, importers and cross border distance sellers who put EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) on one or more European markets.
It is not only the manufacturer of a product who is considered the „WEEE producer“ in a European state. To identify the WEEE producer in each market, it is necessary to analyse the sales channels and the organisational structure of a company.
We support you managing your obligations
Being fully compliant with the WEEE legislation in one European country can already be a challenge. Ensuring full compliance in several countries is a massive challenge for companies of all sizes. We are here to help you selling your products in compliance with the WEEE legislation in Europe with our One-Stop-Shop approach.
the WEEE directive
General WEEE Responsibilities across Europe
Registration
As a producer, most countries in Europe will oblige you to register with the national WEEE authorities. Without being registered, the Put on Market in a country is not permitted and is subject to penalties.
Financing Take-Back
Producers are obliged to finance the collection and recycling of WEEE. You can do this by setting up your own take-back solution or by joining a collective scheme. We cooperate with the leading collective Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs).
Information for recyclers and end-consumers
Products need to be labeled with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol to indicate they should not be disposed of with unsorted waste. Additionally, users should be informed on how to return and recycle their end-of-life products. Recyclers and treatment facilities need to be made aware of the (hazardous) components and materials used in the products.
Reporting
Producers must regularly report the quantities of EEE placed on the market in each country. Based on this reporting, the PROs will charge you with the recycling fees. In addition, they usually also take care of the reporting towards the national authorities.
Blog
To get a first overview of your producer obligations have a look at these articles regarding everything you need to know about WEEE compliance.
Batteries Recycling of E-waste and Batteries – The WEEE Directive
Batteries The New EU Battery Regulation – A Comprehensive Overview
Practical Steps to Compliance
How do you become WEEE compliant?
Assess your producer status by country
Depending on your organisational structure and the sales channels you are operating in, you may be considered producer in a country with subsequent obligations or alternatively can fulfil such producer obligations voluntarily on behalf of your clients.
When fulfilling producer obligations in countries where you are not represented with an own legal entity, legislation in most of these countries requires you to appoint a so called Authorised Representative (AR).
We provide you with the necessary solutions, either through our PROs who offer this kind of service themselves or through external service providers with extensive knowledge on the topic.
Our first step in leading you to compliance is the detailed assessment of your individual situation with a detailed overview of obligations, fixed and variable costs and ongoing tasks you need to fulfil. You receive the information you need, while we make sure that we arrange for everything you need during the contract phase.
Join a PRO to finance collection and recycling
In each country we work with our network of market leading Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) to ensure you fulfil your compliance obligations. We will set up the necessary contracts between you and the PROs in each country and coordinate the process of signing and transmission by country.
This is why we will ask for detailed company information as well as some additional documents or other details from you.
Report the amount of EEE placed on the market
When being registered, one of your main producer obligations is the regular reporting of the quantities placed on the market in each of your relevant countries.
Unfortunately, the reporting does not only vary in frequency, but also in the categorisation used by the different PROs in each country and whether the reporting needs to be done in pcs or kg. This can even be different within one and the same country categories.
In order to be able to report, each of your products need to be allocated to the correct reporting categories in each individual country.
To simplify this, PRONEXA has developed a unique reporting platform allowing you the declaration of all of your products in one format and at one single place.
We handle all the rest on your behalf and you will only need to pay the invoices that will be issued by the PROs based on your reports.
You can fulfil your obligation in an efficient and effortless way, while we ensure that you keep full control of your reported data during the whole process.
Make your products and sales documentation compliant
As a producer who places EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility)-affected products on the market in the European Union, you have several obligations in providing transparent information to end-users. These obligations may include the following:
- Show eco-contribution fee (Visible Fee)
- Show registration number
- Labelling
- Instructions on proper disposal
PRONEXA proactively and comprehensively informs you about existing and upcoming new compliance topics in your countries of activity.
This is overwhelming?
Free consultation call
We offer you a free consultation call to give you an overview of your obligations and provide you with a non-binding offer for our services with full cost transparency to simplify your decision-making process.
We take care of the details and you benefit from our expertise
If you have WEEE obligations in one or more countries and don’t have a compliance team with the respective know-how on dealing with the subject or the capacity to work on your EPR compliance, we recommend to use the support of our compliance experts. We’ll take you by the hand and lead you to compliance.
Detailed Assessment
We provide you with an in-depth analysis of your organisational status and product scope on a country by country basis, so you perfectly understand your obligations and are able to take the necessary actions. In addition, you will receive an overview on both the fixed and variable costs to expect in each country. Based on the results of the assessment we will take you along to the next step of contractual arrangements with our PRO network.
360° Full Service
We offer a unique combination of many years of expertise and experience in international EPR compliance within our team in Munich and a network of handpicked partner PROs and their teams in Europe to achieve our goal in providing best-in-class services in all the countries you need.
One Single Point of Contact
New developments in any of your relevant countries, questions about the invoice you received from one of our partner PROs or simply managing your reporting obligations in the variety of countries relevant for you: we support you with one compliance specialist as your dedicated contact point for all your questions and with our centralised and harmonised reporting platform you are able to manage your PoM Reporting - simple and quick.
A Partner network for the extra mile
We take your obligations serious - and are willing to go beyond the standard: We help you closing the loop by facilitating innovative recycling projects for circular business models.