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2002/96/EC - Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) relating to Article 9

Directive 2002/96/EC, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, aims to prevent waste from electrical and electronic equipment and promote reuse, recycling, and recovery of WEEE to reduce waste disposal and environmental impact. It establishes producer responsibility, requiring producers to finance the collection, treatment, recovery, and disposal of WEEE from their products. The Directive applies to a broad range of electrical and electronic equipment and includes provisions for design to facilitate dismantling and recycling, collection systems that allow consumers to return WEEE free of charge, and separate collection to avoid hazardous substances entering the waste stream. Member States must ensure systems for take-back and separate collection are accessible and effective, promoting high collection rates and safe treatment through best available techniques. The Directive also emphasizes informing consumers about proper WEEE disposal, harmonizing national regulations to avoid disparities, and developing monitoring and reporting mechanisms to track progress. Overall, it seeks to enhance environmental protection by minimizing hazardous waste and conserving resources within the EU.

Purpose

Directive 2002/96/EC aims primarily to prevent waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and to promote its reuse, recycling, and other recovery forms to reduce waste disposal. It seeks to improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the lifecycle of electrical and electronic equipment such as producers, distributors, consumers, and particularly those involved in WEEE treatment. The Directive supports the Community’s environment policy goals to protect human health, preserve natural resources, and reduce pollution.

Key Obligations

  • Producer Responsibility: Producers must take responsibility for financing and managing WEEE from their products. They can fulfill obligations individually or via collective schemes. Producers must provide a financial guarantee to cover costs, including orphan products.
  • Product Design: Member States should encourage designs that facilitate dismantling, reuse, and recycling of equipment and components. Producers must avoid design features that hinder reuse unless justified by environmental or safety benefits.
  • Separate Collection: Member States are required to implement systems to minimize disposal of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and achieve high separate collection levels. For private households, collection systems must allow free return of WEEE to collection points or distributors.
  • Take-back Systems: Distributors must enable consumers to return WEEE free of charge on a one-to-one basis when buying new equivalent equipment. Producers can establish their own take-back schemes, individually or collectively.
  • Treatment and Recycling: WEEE treatment facilities must comply with minimum environmental standards using best available techniques to ensure safe and efficient recovery and recycling, preventing pollution.
  • Information to Users: Users must be informed about separate collection requirements, the environmental role in WEEE management, and marking on equipment indicating they should not be discarded as general waste.
  • Monitoring and Reporting: Member States must collect data on the quantities of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market and rates of collection, reuse, recovery, recycling, and export to monitor Directive effectiveness.
  • Safety and Health: Measures must be taken to ensure the protection of personnel involved in WEEE take-back and treatment according to relevant safety legislation.
  • Exclusions: Equipment related to military security interests, arms, munitions, and war material are excluded, except for non-military products.

Affected Products and Actors

  • Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE): Equipment dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields designed for use within specified voltage limits (up to 1000 V AC and 1500 V DC). The categories and products are detailed in Annex IA and IB of the Directive.
  • WEEE: Electrical and electronic products that have become waste, including all components, subassemblies, and consumables present at discard.
  • Producers: Manufacturers and importers placing electrical and electronic equipment on the EU market under their own brand or reselling branded products. Includes importers/exporters acting professionally, but excludes those providing only financing.
  • Distributors: Any persons providing EEE on a commercial basis to users.
  • Consumers and Private Households: Users generating WEEE, whose participation in returning waste is necessary for the success of collection systems.

Implementation Timeline

  • Directive Adoption: 27 January 2003.
  • Separate Collection Systems for Private Households: Systems enabling the return of WEEE free of charge must be set up by 13 August 2005.
  • Ongoing Requirements: Continuous implementation of producer responsibility, collection, treatment standards, and reporting obligations as set out in the Directive.
  • Transitional Measures: Producers may voluntarily show WEEE management costs to purchasers for a transitional period.
  • Updates and Adaptation: The Directive allows the European Commission to adapt certain provisions, including product categories, treatment and storage requirements, and marking symbols via a committee procedure to reflect scientific and technical progress.

This Directive laid a foundation for harmonized management of WEEE across EU Member States, promoting environmentally sustainable practices throughout the electrical and electronic equipment lifecycle.

The directive applies to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) falling under the categories listed in its annexes, encompassing both consumer and professional use devices designed to operate with a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts for alternating current and 1500 volts for direct current. It covers equipment dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields, including generation, transfer, and measurement apparatus. The directive excludes equipment related to military use concerning essential security interests but applies broadly to products sold through any means, including distance and electronic sales. It concerns all stages from production to disposal, targeting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The scope aims to regulate the reuse, recycling, recovery, and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE, promoting producer responsibility and harmonized waste management practices across EU member states to reduce environmental impact and enhance resource recovery.

Die Richtlinie 2002/96/EG zielt darauf ab, die Umweltauswirkungen von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten durch Abfallvermeidung, Wiederverwendung, Recycling und umweltgerechte Entsorgung zu minimieren. Sie verpflichtet Hersteller zur Verantwortung für die gesamte Lebensdauer ihrer Produkte, einschließlich der Finanzierung der Rücknahme und Behandlung der Altgeräte. Die Richtlinie fördert die Entwicklung von Produkten, die reparierbar, nachrüstbar und recyclingfähig sind, und verpflichtet Mitgliedstaaten, Sammelsysteme, Rücknahmeeinrichtungen und Informationsmaßnahmen für Verbraucher einzurichten. Die getrennte Sammlung von Altgeräten soll verstärkt und der Anteil von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten im unsortierten Hausmüll erheblich reduziert werden. Zudem legt sie Mindeststandards für die Behandlung und das Recycling fest, um den Schutz von Umwelt und Gesundheit zu gewährleisten. Die Harmonisierung auf EU-Ebene soll eine einheitliche Umsetzung sicherstellen, Wettbewerbsverzerrungen verhindern und die effiziente Verwertung von Wertstoffen aus Altgeräten maximieren. Die Richtlinie gilt für alle herkömmlichen und neuen Vertriebsmethoden, um den Umweltschutz in der gesamten EU zu stärken.

Zweck

Die Richtlinie 2002/96/EG (Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte-Richtlinie) zielt primär darauf ab, die Abfallmenge von Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten zu reduzieren – vorrangig durch Vermeidung, Wiederverwendung, Recycling und andere Formen der Verwertung. Zusätzlich soll sie die Umweltschutzleistungen aller Akteure im Lebenszyklus dieser Geräte verbessern. Dazu zählen Hersteller, Vertreiber, Verbraucher sowie alle an der Behandlung von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten Beteiligten. Die Richtlinie verfolgt insbesondere den Schutz der Umwelt und der menschlichen Gesundheit durch die umsichtige Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen und Vermeidung schädlicher Abfälle.

Zentrale Verpflichtungen

  • Vermeidung von Abfällen: Entwicklung und Förderung von Produkten, die reparierbar, wiederverwendbar und recyclingfähig sind.
  • Getrennte Sammlung: Verbraucher sollen Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte getrennt sammeln und zurückgeben können – u.a. über öffentliche Rückgabestellen. Die Mitgliedstaaten müssen geeignete Sammelsysteme einrichten und fördern.
  • Herstellerverantwortung: Hersteller tragen die Verantwortung für Rücknahme, Behandlung, Recycling und umweltgerechte Entsorgung der von ihnen in Verkehr gebrachten Geräte. Sie sollen eine finanzielle Garantie stellen und entweder individuell oder im kollektiven System die Kosten der Entsorgung decken.
  • Informationspflicht: Hersteller müssen Informationen über Werkstoffe und Bauteile bereitstellen, um eine umweltgerechte Behandlung und Verwertung zu erleichtern. Verbraucher sind über Rückgabepflichten sowie Sammelsysteme aufzuklären.
  • Technische Anforderungen: Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte sind spezifisch zu behandeln, um Schadstoffe vom Recyclingmaterial fernzuhalten. Recyclinganlagen müssen hohe Umwelt- und Gesundheitsstandards einhalten und die besten verfügbaren Techniken anwenden.
  • Finanzierung: Die Kosten für Sammlung, Behandlung und Beseitigung sind durch die Hersteller zu finanzieren; private Nutzer haben Anspruch auf kostenlose Rückgabe. Für historische Altgeräte wird eine kollektive Finanzierung durch existierende Hersteller vorgeschrieben.
  • Inspektion und Kontrolle: Mitgliedstaaten sollen Kontroll- und Überwachungsstrukturen einrichten, um die konsequente Umsetzung der Richtlinie zu gewährleisten.

Betroffene Produkte und Akteure

  • Produkte: Alle Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte, die unter die in Anhang IA und IB der Richtlinie aufgeführten Kategorien fallen, unabhängig von der Verkaufsart (auch Fernabsatz und Verkauf über elektronische Medien). Ausgenommen sind Geräte zur Wahrung wesentlicher Sicherheitsinteressen (z.B. Waffen, Munition, Kriegsmaterial), soweit sie nicht für den zivilen Gebrauch bestimmt sind.
  • Hersteller: Personen oder Unternehmen, die Geräte unter eigener Marke herstellen und verkaufen, Geräte anderer unter eigener Marke weiterverkaufen (sofern Markenname des ursprünglichen Herstellers erkennbar ist) oder Elektro- oder Elektronikgeräte gewerblich in einen Mitgliedstaat einführen oder ausführen.
  • Vertreiber: Gewerbliche Anbieter von Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten an Endnutzer.
  • Verbraucher: Private Haushalte sowie gewerbliche Nutzer von Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten, die Geräte zurückgeben und separat sammeln müssen.

Umsetzungszeitraum

  • Die Richtlinie wurde am 27. Januar 2003 verabschiedet.
  • Mitgliedstaaten hatten die Pflicht, die Vorgaben der Richtlinie in nationales Recht umzusetzen. Die genaue Frist für die Umsetzung lag bis spätestens 13. August 2005.
  • Die Kommission ist berechtigt, Anpassungen an technischen Anhängen der Richtlinie vorzunehmen, um mit technischem Fortschritt Schritt zu halten.
  • Nach Umsetzung wird von den Mitgliedstaaten erwartet, dass sie regelmäßig Sammelquoten, Wiederverwendungs-, Recycling- und Verwertungsquoten sowie Exportquoten melden, um die Zielerreichung zu überprüfen.

Diese Richtlinie bildet die Grundlage für ein harmonisiertes EU-weites System zur umweltgerechten Behandlung von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten und verpflichtet die Wirtschaft sowie Verbraucher zu mehr Ressourcenschutz und Abfallvermeidung bei gleichzeitiger Sicherstellung eines hohen Schutzstandards für Umwelt und Gesundheit.

Die Richtlinie 2002/96/EG gilt für Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte, die unter die in Anhang IA aufgeführten Kategorien fallen, sofern sie nicht Teil eines anderen Gerätetyps sind, der nicht in den Anwendungsbereich der Richtlinie fällt. Sie umfasst sowohl privat als auch gewerblich genutzte Geräte, die elektrische Ströme oder elektromagnetische Felder benötigen oder für deren Erzeugung, Übertragung und Messung bestimmt sind, mit einer Betriebsspannung von höchstens 1000 Volt Wechselstrom bzw. 1500 Volt Gleichstrom. Ausgenommen sind Geräte, die wesentliche Sicherheitsinteressen der Mitgliedstaaten betreffen, wie Waffen, Munition und Kriegsmaterial, sofern sie nicht für zivile Zwecke bestimmt sind. Die Richtlinie regelt die Erfassung, Wiederverwendung, das Recycling und die umweltgerechte Entsorgung von Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräten, um Umweltschäden zu vermeiden und die nachhaltige Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen zu fördern. Sie gilt unabhängig von der Verkaufsmethode, einschließlich Fernabsatz und elektronischer Medien.

La directive 2002/96/CE vise à prévenir et à réduire les déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE) en favorisant leur réutilisation, recyclage et valorisation, afin de limiter les déchets à éliminer. Elle établit la responsabilité des producteurs pour la gestion des DEEE, y compris leur collecte, traitement et élimination, visant à améliorer les performances environnementales tout au long du cycle de vie des équipements concernés. La directive couvre une large gamme d’équipements utilisés aussi bien par les consommateurs que par les professionnels et impose la mise en place de systèmes de collecte sélective accessibles et gratuits pour les ménages. Elle encourage la conception des équipements facilitant la réparation, le démontage, la réutilisation et le recyclage. Les États membres doivent instaurer des normes minimales pour le traitement des DEEE afin de protéger la santé humaine et l’environnement. Par ailleurs, elle prévoit l’adaptation aux progrès techniques et économiques, et établit des obligations d’information aux utilisateurs. Cette directive harmonise les règles au niveau communautaire pour éviter des disparités entre États membres et assurer une gestion efficace et durable des DEEE.

Objet

La directive 2002/96/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 27 janvier 2003, relative aux déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE), vise principalement à prévenir la production de déchets issus des équipements électriques et électroniques, tout en favorisant leur réutilisation, recyclage et valorisation afin de réduire la quantité de déchets à éliminer. Elle a pour but d’améliorer les performances environnementales tout au long du cycle de vie des équipements et d’impliquer tous les opérateurs concernés : producteurs, distributeurs, consommateurs ainsi que les opérateurs du traitement des DEEE.

Cette directive s’inscrit dans une politique communautaire plus large de protection de l'environnement, reposant sur les principes de précaution, prévention, pollueur-payeur, et recherche de la correction prioritaire des atteintes à la source.

Obligations principales

  • Responsabilité élargie des producteurs : Les producteurs sont responsables du financement de la collecte, du traitement, de la valorisation et de l’élimination des DEEE issus de leurs produits, y compris via des systèmes collectifs ou individuels. Ils doivent également garantir une garantie financière pour couvrir les coûts liés aux produits orphelins (produits pour lesquels le producteur n’est plus en activité ou non identifiable).

  • Collecte sélective : Les États membres doivent mettre en place des systèmes de collecte sélective efficaces, avec des facilités gratuites pour les consommateurs, afin d’assurer que les DEEE ne soient pas éliminés avec les ordures ménagères classiques.

  • Traitement et recyclage : Les installations de traitement doivent appliquer des normes élevées, utiliser les meilleures techniques disponibles pour éviter la dispersion de substances dangereuses, optimiser la valorisation des matériaux et garantir la protection de la santé humaine et de l’environnement.

  • Information et sensibilisation : Les consommateurs doivent être informés sur l’interdiction d’éliminer les DEEE avec les déchets municipaux non triés ainsi que sur les modalités de collecte. Les équipements doivent être marqués de manière appropriée pour faciliter leur identification et leur gestion différenciée.

  • Conception écologique : Les producteurs doivent encourager la conception et la fabrication d’équipements facilitant la réparation, la réutilisation, le démontage et le recyclage. Les caractéristiques de conception ne doivent pas entraver la réutilisation, sauf en cas d’avantages environnementaux ou sécuritaires déterminants.

  • Contrôle et suivi : Les États membres doivent instaurer des infrastructures d’inspection et de contrôle afin d’assurer la bonne application de la directive. Ils doivent également collecter et communiquer des données sur les volumes mis sur le marché, collectés, réutilisés et recyclés.

Produits et acteurs concernés

  • Produits concernés : Tous les équipements électriques et électroniques fonctionnant à une tension jusqu’à 1000 volts en courant alternatif ou 1500 volts en courant continu, selon les catégories définies dans l’annexe I A de la directive. Sont exclus les équipements liés à la sécurité nationale, armes, munitions et matériel militaire spécifique.

  • Acteurs concernés :

    • Producteurs : Toute personne ou entité mettant sur le marché des équipements électriques et électroniques sous sa marque ou importés dans la Communauté européenne, quel que soit le mode de vente (y compris vente à distance et électronique).
    • Distributeurs : Doivent faciliter la reprise des DEEE auprès des consommateurs, dans des conditions conformes à la sécurité et à la santé.
    • Consommateurs : Ils ont l’obligation et la responsabilité de rapporter leurs DEEE dans les points de collecte prévus.
    • Opérateurs de traitement et recyclage : Doivent respecter des standards techniques stricts pour le traitement des DEEE.

Calendrier de mise en œuvre

  • La directive a été adoptée le 27 janvier 2003.
  • Elle fixe des objectifs progressifs d’augmentation des taux de collecte, de réutilisation et de recyclage des DEEE.
  • Les États membres sont tenus de transposer les dispositions de cette directive dans leur législation nationale dans un délai généralement fixé à deux ans à compter de sa publication.
  • La Commission européenne est chargée de suivre la mise en œuvre, d’adapter les annexes techniques en fonction du progrès scientifique et technique, et de présenter des rapports d’évaluation sur l’avancement des objectifs.

Cette directive a été remplacée et renforcée par la directive 2012/19/UE sur les DEEE, qui étend et approfondit les principes énoncés dans la 2002/96/CE. Cependant, la 2002/96/CE a posé les bases légales essentielles pour la gestion durable des déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques dans l’Union européenne.

La directive 2002/96/CE s'applique aux équipements électriques et électroniques (EEE) relevant des catégories énumérées à l'annexe I A, incluant les produits destinés à un usage professionnel ou destiné aux consommateurs, fonctionnant grâce à des courants électriques ou des champs électromagnétiques, et conçus pour être utilisés à une tension ne dépassant pas 1000 volts en courant alternatif ou 1500 volts en courant continu. Excluent de son champ d’application les équipements liés à la sécurité nationale, armes, munitions et matériel de guerre, sauf les produits non destinés à des fins militaires spécifiques. La directive vise à couvrir toutes les techniques de vente, y compris la vente à distance et électronique, afin d’harmoniser la gestion, la collecte, le traitement et le recyclage des déchets d’équipements électriques et électroniques (DEEE) au niveau communautaire. Elle concerne aussi bien les producteurs, distributeurs, que les consommateurs, afin de prévenir la production de déchets et favoriser leur valorisation et réutilisation.

Direktiva 2002/96/ES ureja ravnanje z odpadno električno in elektronsko opremo (OEEO) v EU, s ciljem preprečevanja nastajanja odpadkov, spodbujanja ponovne uporabe, recikliranja in varnega odstranjevanja OEEO, ter z izboljšanjem okoljske učinkovitosti vseh vpletenih strani, vključno s proizvajalci, distributerji in potrošniki. Direktiva določa obveze glede načrtovanja izdelkov, ki naj bi omogočali lažjo demontažo in predelavo, ter zahteve za ločeno zbiranje OEEO, zlasti iz zasebnih gospodinjstev, s ciljem zmanjšanja odlaganja kot komunalnih odpadkov. Proizvajalci so odgovorni za financiranje zbiranja in obdelave OEEO svojih izdelkov, pri čemer naj bi podpirali tudi uporabo recikliranih materialov v novih napravah. Direktiva zahteva vzpostavitev ustreznih zbirnih sistemov, ki morajo biti dostopni in brezplačni za potrošnike, ter uvedbo standardov za obdelavo OEEO z uporabo najboljših razpoložljivih tehnik za varstvo okolja in zdravja. Namen je doseči visoko stopnjo zbiranja in obdelave ter preprečiti onesnaženje, hkrati pa spodbuditi trajnostni razvoj v elektroindustriji.

Namen

Direktiva 2002/96/ES ureja ravnanje z odpadno električno in elektronsko opremo (OEEO) s ciljem preprečevanja nastajanja takšnih odpadkov, spodbujanja ponovne uporabe, recikliranja in drugih oblik predelave, da se zmanjša količina odpadkov, ki se odvržejo. Poleg tega želi izboljšati okoljsko učinkovitost vseh deležnikov življenjskega cikla električne in elektronske opreme - proizvajalcev, distributerjev, potrošnikov in operaterjev, ki obdelujejo OEEO.

Ključne obveznosti

  • Preprečevanje nastajanja OEEO: Ukrepi za zmanjšanje količine in škodljivosti odpadkov ter uporaba materialov, ki manj obremenjujejo okolje.
  • Spodbujanje načrtovanja in proizvodnje: Proizvajalci morajo načrtovati in proizvajati opremo tako, da omogoča enostavno demontažo, predelavo, ponovno uporabo in recikliranje. Posebne konstrukcijske lastnosti ne smejo preprečevati ponovne uporabe, razen če so bistvene zaradi varstva okolja ali varnosti.
  • Ločeno zbiranje OEEO: Države članice morajo uvesti sisteme, ki omogočajo brezplačno vračanje OEEO končnim uporabnikom in distributerjem ter zagotoviti dostopnost zbirnih mest. Distributerji so tudi dolžni omogočiti vračanje odpadne opreme ob nakupu nove.
  • Obdelava in recikliranje: OEEO mora biti dodeljena pooblaščenim objektom za obdelavo s ciljem preprečevanja onesnaževanja, doseganja visoke stopnje recikliranja in uporabe najboljših razpoložljivih tehnik.
  • Financiranje: Proizvajalci so odgovorni za financiranje zbiranja, obdelave in odstranitve OEEO svojih proizvodov. Odgovornost za stroške starih (historijskih) odpadkov se porazdeli med vse proizvajalce prek kolektivnih finančnih programov.
  • Informiranje: Uporabniki morajo biti obveščeni o vlogi ločenega zbiranja in nevarnostih nesortiranega odlaganja OEEO. Proizvajalci morajo zagotoviti označevanje, ki olajša identifikacijo sestavnih delov in materialov.
  • Nadzor: Države članice morajo vzpostaviti inšpekcijske sisteme za spremljanje izvajanja direktive in zbiranje podatkov o količinah opreme v prometu ter stopnjah zbiranja in recikliranja.

Vplivani izdelki in akterji

  • Električna in elektronska oprema (EEO): Vse vrste opreme, ki deluje z električnim tokom ali elektromagnetnimi polji do določenih napetostnih vrednosti (do 1000 V izmenično, 1500 V enosmerno), kot je določeno v prilogah direktive.
  • Proizvajalci: Vsaka oseba, ki proizvaja, prodaja pod svojo blagovno znamko ali profesionalno uvaža oz. izvozi to opremo v državo članico.
  • Distributerji: Komercialni ponudniki električne in elektronske opreme končnim uporabnikom.
  • Potrošniki in končni imetniki: Tako zasebna gospodinjstva kot komercialni, industrijski in institucionalni uporabniki.
  • Operaterji za zbiranje, obdelavo in recikliranje OEEO.

Posebna oprema, kot so vojaška oprema in orožje, je izključena iz področja uporabe.

Časovnica izvajanja

  • Do 13. avgusta 2005 morajo države članice zagotoviti vzpostavitev sistemov za ločeno zbiranje OEEO iz zasebnih gospodinjstev, ki omogočajo brezplačen povratek odpadkov končnim uporabnikom ali prek distributerjev.
  • Do 31. decembra 2006 morajo države članice doseči povprečno stopnjo ločenega zbiranja vsaj 4 kg OEEO iz zasebnih gospodinjstev na prebivalca letno.
  • V nadaljevanju je predvideno spremljanje ter poročanje o količinah predane, zbrane, reciklirane in odstranjene OEEO ter morebitne prilagoditve direktive glede na tehnološki in znanstveni napredek.

Ukrepi direktive se izvajajo v skladu s pravili Evropske unije za izvrševanje in nadzor, ne posegajo pa v obstoječo zakonodajo o varnosti, zdravju in drugih področjih upravljanja odpadkov.

Direktiva 2002/96/ES se uporablja za električno in elektronsko opremo (EEO), ki spada v določene kategorije iz Priloge IA in vključno z vsemi njenimi sestavnimi deli, podsestavi in potrošnim materialom ob zavrženju. Nanaša se na opremo, namenjeno tako potrošniški kot profesionalni uporabi, ki deluje na električni tok ali elektromagnetna polja pri napetostnih razredih do 1000 V izmeničnega ali 1500 V enosmernega toka. Direktiva izključuje opremo, povezano z varnostjo držav članic, orožjem, strelivom in vojnim materialom, razen če ni namenjena izrecno vojaškim namenom. Velja za celoten življenjski cikel EEO, vključno z proizvodnjo, distribucijo, uporabo in ravnanjem z odpadno opremo, ter ureja obveznosti proizvajalcev in distributerjev glede zbiranja, predelave in recikliranja odpadne električne in elektronske opreme (OEEO), s ciljem varstva okolja in zdravja ljudi ter spodbujanja trajnostnega ravnanja z viri. Priznava tudi obveznosti proizvajalcev ne glede na način prodaje, vključno z elektronsko prodajo in prodajo na daljavo.

General Information

Type
Directive
Category
Main
Force Date
21-Sep-2005
Official Journal Reference
L 37
Official Journal Date
12-Feb-2003
CELEX Number
32002L0096
ELI URI
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2002/96/oj
In Force
No
Entry into Force
13-Feb-2003
End of Validity
14-Feb-2014
Standardization Organization
ICS
Technical Committee
Mandate
50
SIST
SIST EN 50419:2006(Main)
Marking of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
EN 50419:2006

This European Standard specifies a marking  •   of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE); NOTE   This is in addition to the marking requirement in Article 10(3) of this Directive which requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 13 August 2005 with a ‘crossed-out wheeled bin’ symbol. •   that applies to electrical and electronic equipment falling under Annex IA of Directive 2002/96/EC, provided the equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive. Annex IB of Directive 2002/96/EC contains an indicative list of the products, which fall under the categories set out in Annex IA of this Directive; •   that serves to clearly identify the producer of the equipment and that the equipment has been put on the market after 13 August 2005. The definition of a technical carrier medium for identifying the producer, such as a barcode, electronic data medium or microchip, is not covered by this standard.

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SIST EN 50574:2012(Main)
Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons
EN 50574-1:2012

This European Standard defines requirements for the end of life handling, transportation, storage, sorting and treatment of WEEE household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons, volatile hydrocarbons, or both. Furthermore, this standard only applies to WEEE household appliances that use heat-transfer media other than water e.g. refrigerators, freezers, heat pump tumble dryers, de-humidifiers and portable air conditioners. Discarded appliances covered by this standard will have been deposited at a collection facility as domestic WEEE.
The European Standard describes requirements for the removal of volatile fluorocarbons and volatile hydrocarbons. These substances can be found as refrigerant in the refrigerating system (partly dissolved in the oil) and as blowing agent in the insulation foam of discarded household appliances.
NOTE    This standard has been prepared to fulfil the requirements of Directive 2002/96/EC but does not preclude the procedures described herein from being used to treat appliances that are not commonly found in private households.
It defines requirements pertaining to producers, WEEE compliance schemes (acting on behalf of producers) and waste treatment facilities so as to ensure the provisions of applicable national laws resulting from European legislation are fulfilled. These requirements are intended to define procedures, parameters based on the best available technologies at the time of the publication; however, provisions laid down by national regulatory bodies will continue to additionally apply. This standard only describes the results to be achieved, it does not specify how they are to be achieved nor does it prescribe the use of any specific technology.
This European Standard does not generally cover collection facilities, nor does it cover how appliances arrive at these facilities. However, this standard does address the sorting of heat-pump tumble dryers from other types of tumble dryer, a task that could be performed at a collection facility.
This European Standard defines requirements relating to handling, transportation, sorting and treatment of WEEE covered by the scope of this standard. This standard does not include any activity prior to delivery to a logistic facility.

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EN 50574-1:2012(Main)
Collection, logistics & treatment requirements for end-of-life household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons or volatile hydrocarbons
SIST EN 50574:2012

This European Standard defines requirements for the end of life handling, transportation, storage, sorting and treatment of WEEE household appliances containing volatile fluorocarbons, volatile hydrocarbons, or both. Furthermore, this standard only applies to WEEE household appliances that use heat-transfer media other than water e.g. refrigerators, freezers, heat pump tumble dryers, de-humidifiers and portable air conditioners. Discarded appliances covered by this standard will have been deposited at a collection facility as domestic WEEE. The European Standard describes requirements for the removal of volatile fluorocarbons and volatile hydrocarbons. These substances can be found as refrigerant in the refrigerating system (partly dissolved in the oil) and as blowing agent in the insulation foam of discarded household appliances. NOTE This standard has been prepared to fulfil the requirements of Directive 2002/96/EC but does not preclude the procedures described herein from being used to treat appliances that are not commonly found in private households. It defines requirements pertaining to producers, WEEE compliance schemes (acting on behalf of producers) and waste treatment facilities so as to ensure the provisions of applicable national laws resulting from European legislation are fulfilled. These requirements are intended to define procedures, parameters based on the best available technologies at the time of the publication; however, provisions laid down by national regulatory bodies will continue to additionally apply. This standard only describes the results to be achieved, it does not specify how they are to be achieved nor does it prescribe the use of any specific technology. This European Standard does not generally cover collection facilities, nor does it cover how appliances arrive at these facilities. However, this standard does address the sorting of heat-pump tumble dryers from other types of tumble dryer, a task that could be performed at a collection facility. This European Standard defines requirements relating to handling, transportation, sorting and treatment of WEEE covered by the scope of this standard. This standard does not include any activity prior to delivery to a logistic facility.

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SIST EN 50419:2005(Main)
Marking of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
EN 50419:2005

This European Standard specifies a marking  •   of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE); NOTE   This is in addition to the marking requirement in Article 10(3) of this Directive which requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 13 August 2005 with a ‘crossed-out wheeled bin’ symbol. •   that applies to electrical and electronic equipment falling under Annex IA of Directive 2002/96/EC, provided the equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive. Annex IB of Directive 2002/96/EC contains an indicative list of the products, which fall under the categories set out in Annex IA of this Directive; •   that serves to clearly identify the producer of the equipment and that the equipment has been put on the market after 13 August 2005. The definition of a technical carrier medium for identifying the producer, such as a barcode, electronic data medium or microchip, is not covered by this standard.

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EN 50419:2006(Main)
Marking of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
SIST EN 50419:2006

This European Standard specifies a marking • of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE); NOTE This is in addition to the marking requirement in Article 10(3) of this Directive which requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 13 August 2005 with a ‘crossed-out wheeled bin’ symbol. • that applies to electrical and electronic equipment falling under Annex IA of Directive 2002/96/EC, provided the equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive. Annex IB of Directive 2002/96/EC contains an indicative list of the products, which fall under the categories set out in Annex IA of this Directive; • that serves to clearly identify the producer of the equipment and that the equipment has been put on the market after 13 August 2005. The definition of a technical carrier medium for identifying the producer, such as a barcode, electronic data medium or microchip, is not covered by this standard.

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EN 50419:2005(Main)
Marking of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
SIST EN 50419:2005

This European Standard specifies a marking • of electrical and electronic equipment in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE); NOTE This is in addition to the marking requirement in Article 10(3) of this Directive which requires producers to mark electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 13 August 2005 with a ‘crossed-out wheeled bin’ symbol. • that applies to electrical and electronic equipment falling under Annex IA of Directive 2002/96/EC, provided the equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of this Directive. Annex IB of Directive 2002/96/EC contains an indicative list of the products, which fall under the categories set out in Annex IA of this Directive; • that serves to clearly identify the producer of the equipment and that the equipment has been put on the market after 13 August 2005. The definition of a technical carrier medium for identifying the producer, such as a barcode, electronic data medium or microchip, is not covered by this standard.

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An EU Directive is a legislative act of the European Union that sets out goals that all EU member states must achieve. However, it is up to each member state to devise their own laws on how to reach these goals through national transposition. Directives are used to harmonize laws across the EU, particularly for the functioning of the single market.

Directive 2002/96/EC covers "Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) relating to Article 9". There are 6 standards associated with this directive.

Harmonized standards under 2002/96/EC are European standards (ENs) developed by CEN, CENELEC, or ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission. When these standards are cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with them benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of 2002/96/EC, facilitating CE marking and free movement within the European Economic Area.