The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013

PART 3 U.K. Conditions of approval of exporters

[F1 28.   An evidence note may be issued only in relation to WEEE that — U.K.

(a) has arisen as waste in the United Kingdom;

(b) is to be exported for reuse as a whole appliance;

(c) is to be export to an establishment or undertaking located outside the United Kingdom that has been notified to the appropriate authority in accordance with regulation 61 and paragraph 7(a) or regulation 62;

(d) is to be exported in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 para. 28 substituted (25.12.2015) by The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1968), regs. 1, 2(45)(c)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 11 para. 28 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

29.   [F2 The amount of WEEE recorded on an evidence note must be recorded in tonnes but any fraction of a whole tonne must be recorded in kilograms and such a fraction must be—]

(a) rounded up to the nearest whole kilogram where the part kilogram is 0.5 or more; and

(b) rounded down to the nearest whole kilogram where the part kilogram is less than 0.5.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Sch. 11 para. 29 substituted (25.12.2015) by The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1968), regs. 1, 2(45)(d)

Commencement Information

I2 Sch. 11 para. 29 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

30.  Where— U.K.

(a) the result of rounding up under paragraph 29(a) is 1000 kilograms; or

(b) the result of rounding down under paragraph 2(b) is 0 kilograms, the total amount [F3 must] be recorded in tonnes.

Textual Amendments

F3 Word in Sch. 11 para. 30 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. 2

Commencement Information

I3 Sch. 11 para. 30 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

31.  Duplicate copies of an evidence note issued under these Regulations [F4 must] be retained by an approved exporter and made available for inspection by the appropriate authority at all reasonable times. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F4 Word in Sch. 11 para. 31 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. 2

Commencement Information

I4 Sch. 11 para. 31 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

32.  An evidence note [F5 must] not be issued by an approved exporter— U.K.

(a) for more than the total amount of WEEE received for export by that exporter in the relevant approval period; and

(b) for WEEE that is or will be partially treated in the United Kingdom before being exported by that exporter.

Textual Amendments

F5 Word in Sch. 11 para. 32 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. 2

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. 11 para. 32 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

33.  An evidence note [F6 must] only be issued by an approved exporter in a format approved by the Secretary of State. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F6 Word in Sch. 11 para. 33 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), 3(3), Sch. 2 Pt. 2

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. 11 para. 33 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

34.  An evidence note [F7 must] only be issued by an approved exporter to— U.K.

(a) an operator of a scheme; or

(b) a producer to whom regulation 14(10) applies.

Textual Amendments

F7 Word in Sch. 11 para. 34 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. 2

Commencement Information

I7 Sch. 11 para. 34 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

35.  An evidence note [F8 must] not be issued by an approved exporter after the 31st January in the year immediately following the end of the relevant approval period. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F8 Word in Sch. 11 para. 35 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. 2

Commencement Information

I8 Sch. 11 para. 35 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

36.  The approved exporter [F9 must] comply with the requirements of regulation 66. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F9 Word in Sch. 11 para. 36 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. 2

Commencement Information

I9 Sch. 11 para. 36 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

37.  The approved exporter has systems and procedures in place to ensure that data included in reports produced under regulation 66 are accurate. U.K.

Commencement Information

I10 Sch. 11 para. 37 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

38.  The approved exporter [F10 must] comply with the requirements of Schedule 9. U.K.

Textual Amendments

F10 Word in Sch. 11 para. 38 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. 2

Commencement Information

I11 Sch. 11 para. 38 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)

39.  Where an exporter has submitted an application for approval under regulation 61(1) which was accompanied by the fee specified in regulation 65(1)(a) and he subsequently issues evidence notes for in excess of 400 tonnes of WEEE in the approval period to which the application relates, the exporter must pay the fee specified in regulation 65(1)(b) in the period to which the approval relates, less the amount of the fee already paid which is specified in regulation 65(1)(a). U.K.

Commencement Information

I12 Sch. 11 para. 39 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)