The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013

Take back: Application to use existing collection facilities U.K.

69.— [F1 (1) Where a distributor to whom regulation 42(2) applies, does not provide in-store take back and has not joined a distributor take back scheme approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 68, he must—

(a) comply with all the obligations which a take back scheme must discharge on behalf of its members; or

(b) submit an application to the Secretary of State requesting to use existing take back facilities.]

(2) The application referred to in paragraph (1)(b) [F2 must]—

(a) be submitted in writing or online;

(b) be submitted to the Secretary of State on or before 1st November in the year immediately preceding the commencement of the compliance period in which the exemption applied for is to apply;

(c) provide details of the alternative collection facilities available; and

(d) provide evidence that these facilities are likely to be at least as effective either providing in-store take back or joining a take back scheme approved under regulation 68 and commit to publish this evidence.

(3) An application to use existing collection schemes under paragraph (1)(b) [F3 must] be granted where the Secretary of State is satisfied that—

(a) alternative existing collection schemes are likely to be at least as effective as in-store take back or membership of a scheme; and

(b) that the WEEE collected by alternative existing schemes [F3 must] be—

(i) treated by an ATF, or

(ii) exported by an approved exporter for treatment outside of the United Kingdom.

(4) Where the application referred to in paragraph (3) is granted, in respect of any compliance period, the Secretary of State [F4 must], on or before 15th January provide written notification to the distributor that their application has been approved.

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 69(1) substituted (25.7.2014) by The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1771), regs. 1(b), 2(9)

F2 Word in reg. 69(2) substituted (25.7.2014) by virtue of The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1771), regs. 1(b), 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

F3 Word in reg. 69(3) substituted (25.7.2014) by virtue of The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1771), regs. 1(b), 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

F4 Word in reg. 69(4) substituted (25.7.2014) by virtue of The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1771), regs. 1(b), 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 69 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)