Legal provisions of COM(2003)219 - Amendment of Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2003)219 - Amendment of Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment. |
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| document | COM(2003)219  |
| date | December 8, 2003 |
Article 1
"Article 9 - Financing in respect of WEEE from users other than private households
1. Member States shall ensure that, by 13 August 2005, the financing of the costs for the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from users other than private households from products put on the market after 13 August 2005 is to be provided for by producers.Member States shall ensure that, by 13 August 2005, for WEEE from products put on the market before 13 August 2005 (historical waste), the financing of the costs of management is as set out in the third and fourth subparagraphs.
For historical waste being replaced by new equivalent products or by new products fulfilling the same function, the financing of the costs shall be provided for by producers of those products when supplying them. Member States may, as an alternative, provide that users other than private households also be made, partly or totally, responsible for this financing.
For other historical waste, the financing of the costs shall be provided for by the users other than private households.
2. Producers and users other than private households may, without prejudice to this Directive, conclude agreements stipulating other financing methods."
Article 2
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.