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WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Compliance
WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment is issued by European Commission and has applied since 2012-07-04. It applies to products sold in EU. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- European Commission
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Regions
- EU
- Effective
- 2012-07-04
- Evidence renewal
- every 365 days
- Official source
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012L0019
What WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment covers
WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment is a electronics waste requirement in European Union. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in EU, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Fines up to €50K, import ban
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| WEEE producer registration number |
| Take-back scheme membership certificate |
| WEEE label on product (crossed-out bin symbol) |
| Annual WEEE reporting to national authority |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
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Industries where this regulation applies
- Electronics and electrical equipment — 18 regulations
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Check a product against WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU — Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.