Compliance requirements in Ireland
WEEE requirements
Registration timescale
Every year by 31 January
Registration agency
Collection and Recycling Obligations for B2B WEEE
Under SI 340/2005 Waste Management (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment [WEEE]) Regulations which came into force on August 13th 2005, the producer is required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that the purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that the new purchase replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the WEEE Management Regulations, the producer is also required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that is bought after August 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Batteries requirements
Registration timescale
26 September 2008
Registration Agency
Producers must communicate their status as a battery producer to the Autonomous Region in which they are established. Registration with Register of Industrial Establishments also required.Registration, collection and recycling obligations for batteries producers
Producers of portable batteries
Producers can only comply by participating in a collective syste. Individual compliance is not permitted.
Producers of industrial batteries
Individual compliance is permitted. Alternatively, producers may participate in a collective scheme.
Packaging requirements
Obligated parties must register and submit data based on the amount of packaging handled to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Thresholds
The Packaging Regulations in Ireland apply to all producers. Major producers (importers, manufacturers and distributors of packaging material, packaging or packaged products), who:
- place more than 25 tons of packaging on the Irish market; and
- have a turnover exceeding 1 million euros, including exports
must either take back used packaging or join an approved recovery organization.
Meeting the requirements
Our services help you meet your producer obligations in all member states.
For further information, please contact Howard Stimpson
Senior Consultant in WEEE, RoHS & EcoDesign on +44 (0)1225 748420
