EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3113) (“the 2013 Regulations”). The 2013 Regulations implement Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (OJ No L 197, 24.07.2012, p 38).
Regulation 2 substitutes regulation 34 of the 2013 Regulations to make new provision for the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) deposited at designated collection facilities.
It also inserts a new reporting requirement into regulation 35 of the 2013 Regulations, relating to the amount of WEEE sent for treatment or for reuse outside the United Kingdom.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact, or no significant impact, on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.