Activities of Linda McAVAN related to 2008/0241(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. WEEE shall be classified as waste from private households or from users other than private households The classification of types of WEEE into these categories shall be laid down. This measure designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive,. Producers shall declare EEE sold to private households or sold to users other than private households when placing a product on the market based on the intended end user of the product according to the following criteria: a) Evidence in the form of signed contract between the business user and the Producer (or party representing the producer e.g. reseller under contract), that clearly assigns responsibilities for end-of-life collection and treatment costs, ensuring that the EEE will not be disposed of through municipal waste streams, or b) EEE that due to its features is not used in private households and that will therefore not be disposed of through municipal waste streams. This criterion should bye supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the reorted by at least one of the following criteria: i. EEE that is operated by specialised software as for example an operating system or system environment requiring a special configulration fory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(3). This classification among others shall be based on assessing the share of the equipment sold to private householdfessional use. ii. EEE operating at a voltage or having a power consumption outside of the range available in private households iii. EEE requiring professional licenses to operate, e.g. Base Stations requiring the license of the telecommunication regulator iv. EEE of large size or weight requiring to be installed and de-installed or transported by specialists v. EEE which requires a professional environment and/or professional education (e.g. medical X-ray equipment) vi. EEE in category 10 of Annex I of Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS, COM (2008)809/4) vii. EEE outside of the scope of the General Product Safety Directive for Consumer products c) EEE provided to a consumer but by its nature once used has to be returned to commercial facilities for businesses. processing and hence never appears in the domestic waste stream (for example one time use cameras).
Amendment 111 #
Council position
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall not permit the shipment of any item of EEE intended for re-use unless it has been certified, by a competent identified individual or corporate body, to be in full working order and bears a label to this effect.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. To allow for innovation in these technologies, the categories of equipment referred to in Article 11 and Annex 1A shall be reviewed and updated every three years by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 18a, 18b and 18c.