Decree-Law No. 230/2004 instituting the Legal Regime of Waste Derived from Electric and Electronic Equipment (REEE).
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This Decree-law, composed of 38 articles and 5 Annexes, introduces into the national legal order the European Parliament and Council Directive No. 2002/95/CE and Directive No. 2002/96/CE as amended by the Directive No. 2003/108/CE. This Decree-Law rules on the Legal Regime of Waste Derived from Electric and Electronic Equipment (REEE). The aim is to promote its recycling in order to reduce waste quantity and potential danger thus contributing to improve environmental behavior of all operators involved in those devices’ life cycle. In particular, it rules on: collaboration and prevention principles, forbidden substances, managing responsibilities, disposal and collection procedures, systems and related responsibilities, transport, treatment, valorization and REEE elimination. Moreover, the Decree-law identifies the Waste Institute as the responsible authority, sets its duties as well as the monitoring procedures. Finally, the Decree-law regulates the information and public awareness requirements.
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This Decree-Law repeals Decree-Law No. 20/2002 of 30 January 2002.
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Diário Da República — I Série-A, No. 288 — 10 December 2004, pp. 7050-7062.
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Original title
Decreto-Lei n. 230/2004: Estabelece o regime jurídico a que fica sujeita a gestão de resíduos de equipamentos eléctricos e electrónicos (REEE), transpondo para a ordem jurídica interna a Directiva n.º 2002/95/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 27 de Janeiro de 2003, e a Directiva n.º 2002/96/CE, do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 27 de Janeiro de 2003.
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