2 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2008/0241(COD)
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 –paragraph 1
Article 12 –paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that producers provide at least for the financing of the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from private households deposited at collection facilities set up under Article 5(2). Member States, where appropriate shall also ensure, in cooperation with interested parties and producers, sthall encourage producers to finance all the cost occurring for collection facilities for WEEE from private householdt a full assessment is made of the possibility of introducing a reimbursement coupon for appliances for which the heaviest losses are recorded in terms of illegal collection and shipment. This coupon shall accompany the product as part of its packaging, shall have monetary value, shall be included in the initial price and shall be redeemed at the collection point. The cost of reimbursement shall be borne by producers.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to enhance the user's awareness, Member States shall ensure that distributors - excluding SMEs - put in place appropriate collection and awareness schemes for very small volume waste. Such collection schemes: (a) shall enable end-users to discard this kind of waste at an accessible and visible collection point in the retailer’s shop; (b) shall require retailers to take back waste very small volume EEE at no charge when supplying very small volume EEE; (c) shall not involve any charge to end- users when discarding this waste, nor any obligation to buy a new product of the same type;