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UK Statutory Instrument
2025
United Kingdom
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025
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Interpretation
Amendment of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
In regulation 2 (interpretation)— (a) renumber regulation 2 as paragraph...
After regulation 2C insert— Meaning of producer (1) A person is a “producer” for the purposes of...
In regulation 14 (obligation to join a scheme)—
In regulation 15 (registration of small producers), for “puts EEE...
(1) In regulation 18 (information provided to operators of schemes)...
In regulation 20 (record keeping)— (a) after paragraph (2) insert—...
(1) In regulations 22(1), 23(1) and 24(1) insert at the...
After regulation 24 insert— Exception for OMP producers (1) This regulation applies where a requirement imposed on a...
In regulation 26 (application to register producers and authorised representatives)...
In regulation 38 (reporting: EEE placed on the market) after...
In regulation 51 (prohibition on showing the costs of financing...
In regulation 53 (notification of an intention to retain WEEE...
In regulation 74 (product design), after paragraph (2) insert—
In regulation 88(1) (enforcement notice)— (a) at the end of...
After regulation 90(2) (offences) insert— (2A) In a case where...
In regulation 91(2) (penalties) after “90(2),” insert “(2A),”.
In Schedule 3 (categories of EEE) after category 7 insert—...
In Schedule 4 (non-exhaustive list of types of EEE which...
In Part 1 of Schedule 8 (information to be included...
In Schedule 9 (minimum requirements for shipments of used EEE...
In Part 3 of Schedule 10 (requirements for approval of...
In Part 2 of Schedule 11 (conditions of approval of...
Interpretation
OMP producers
WEEE amounts for producers and scheme operators
Payment of a compliance fee
WEEE amounts for approved authorised treatment facilities and approved exporters
Official guidance
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- Apply for approval as a WEEE Producer Compliance Scheme (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- EEE covered by the WEEE regulations (opens in a new tab) Publication
- EEE producer responsibility (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- WEEE regulations guidance (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
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