WEEE requirements in Italy

Registration timescale

18 February 2008

Registration agency

National Union of Italian Chamber of Commerce

Collection and recycling obligations for B2B WEEE

A legislative Decree implementing 2002/96/EC The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force on August 13th 2005. For equipment that is bought from the producer after August 13th 2005, the producer is required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that the new 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 Decree, the producer is also required to finance the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronicequipment that is bought after August 13th 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.

Regulations in English Regulations in Italian

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