Compliance requirements in Cyprus

WEEE Regulations

Batteries Regulations

Packaging Regulations

WEEE requirements

Registration timescale

31 October 2005

Registration agency

Environmental Service of the Ministry of the Environment

Regulations in English Regulations in Cypriot

Batteries requirements

Registration timescale

Expected deadline 1 January 2010

Registration Agency

Ministry of the Environmen

Registration, collection and recycling obligations for batteries producers

Producers of portable batteries

Compliance through a collective system is likely to be most practical approach.

Producers of industrial batteries

Individual compliance is permitted. A waste plan must also be submitted to the Ministry of Environment for individual systems.

Packaging requirements

Obligated parties must register and submit data based on the amount of packaging handled to the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environment.

The deadline for meeting recycling targets in Cyprus is delayed until 31 December 2012 in accordance with the amendment to the revised Directive, 2005/20/EC.

Thresholds

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Law applies to all packaging placed on the Cyprus market. 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