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 DIRECTIVE 2012/19/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 4 July 2012 on

WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) E-Waste

waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

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WEEE II (E-Waste) – Why?

 Under WEEE II, EU Member States must achieve collection rates of 45% beginning in 2016 and collection rates of 65% by 2019.  Most important, all categories of electrical and electronic equipment, including medical devices and in-vitro medical devices, will be subject to WEEE II recovery targets.  Manufactures (otherwise known as producers in WEEE II) are required to establish processes and systems to ensure the safe and effective collection and recovery of most electrical and electronic waste.  Medical devices such as in vitro diagnostic medical devices, where such devices are expected to be infective prior to end of life, and active implantable medical devices are excluded from the scope of WEEE II.

 10 Million tons of WEEE thrown away each year in EU.

 Fastest growing waste stream- legislation around import and export to prevent third world countries from being used as dumping ground

 Significant lifecycle impact on medical devices. (new and existing)*

 The WEEE Recast Directive is implemented through national regulations in each country. As a result, there are different requirements in each Member State.*  Non-EU countries have their own versions and views- You don’t comply you don’t sell*

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