Act on waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Country
Type of law
Legislation
Abstract
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the amount of waste from electrical and electronic equipment and to ensure appropriate level of collection, reuse and recycling of spent equipment. This Act establishes requirements for electrical and electronic equipment and rules of proceedings with spent equipment in the way protecting health and life of people and protecting the environment according to the rule of sustainable development. These provisions apply to the equipment produced and used on the territory of Poland or imported from other countries but do not apply to military equipment or radioactive wastes. This Act is composed of 13 Sections and three Annexes.
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Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 21 October 2005.
Repealed
Yes
Serial Imprint
Journal of Laws 2005 No. 180 Pos. 1495
Source language
English
Legislation status
repealed
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Ustawa o zuzytym sprzecie elektrycznym i elektronicznym.