Regulation on requirements for the treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (waste electronic equipment treatment regulation).
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Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
This Regulation provides for requirements for the treatment of old devices within the meaning of Section 3 of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act for activities after handover of old devices to an initial facility treatment. Such treatment include removal of pollutants, separation of valuable materials, dismantling, crushing, recycling, recycling other utilization and preparation for disposal. This Regulation does not apply to the activity of preparing for the reuse of entire waste equipment. The Regulation provides for treatment of radioactive components, printed circuit boards, plastics, flat screen devices, cathode ray tubes, photovoltaic modules and heat exchangers. The Regulation consists of 3 Sections as follow: General Rules (1); Requirements for the treatment of old devices, components, mixtures and substances (2); Self-monitoring, entry into force (3).
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Regulation come into force on 01 January 2022.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Verordnung über Anforderungen an die Behandlung von Elektro und Elektronik-Altgeräten (Elektro - und Elektronik-Altgeräte-Behandlungsverordnung - EAG-BehandV).