Compliance requirements in Belgium

WEEE Regulations

Batteries Regulations

Packaging Regulations

WEEE requirements

Registration timescale

The registration process for B2B producers was published in December 2005

Registration agency

The Regions have coordinated their regulations so that they can be implemented through a single nationwide system. Producers must register with OVAM in Flanders, DGRNE in Wallonia and IBGE in Brussels Capital.

Brussels Capital Regulations in Dutch Ammendment in Dutch

Flanders Region Regulations in Dutch

Wallonia Region Regulations in Dutch Wallonia Region Regulations in French

Batteries requirements

Registration timescale

To be confirmed

Registration Agency

Not yet confirmed although likely to be OVAM (Public Waste Agency of Flanders region).

Registration, collection and recycling obligations for batteries producers

Producers of portable batteries

Individual compliance is permitted but financially unattractive. Only one battery producer has informed OVAM that it will set up its own take-back system. Individual compliance requires a waste management plan to be submitted to OVAM.

Producers of industrial batteries

Individual compliance is permitted and requires a waste management plan to be submitted to OVAM. The producer may also join collective scheme.

Packaging requirements

The Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Environment is the Central Ministry for environmental legislation in Belgium.

Obligated parties must register and submit data based on the amount of packaging handled to one of the three regional authorities:

• Brussels - Brussels' Institute for Environmental Management (I.B.G.E.)
• Flanders - Flemish Ministry for Infrastructure and Environment
• Wallonia - Walloon Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment

Thresholds

All producers, importers, retailers and third party recovery organizations are obliged under the Packaging Regulations in Belgium to ensure the take-back and recycling of packaging and packaging waste. There are no thresholds for companies who only handle small quantities of packaging.

For further information, please contact Aidan Turnbull
Head of WEEE, RoHS & EcoDesign on +44 (0)1225 748420