From January 1, 2023, Amazon will be required to check sellers for compliance with their obligations under the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste Directive. If the registration number is not uploaded as required, it will be forced to stop selling the non-compliant products.
Registration takes time, Xiaotong recommends sellers to register as soon as possible to avoid getting together and registering and affecting store sales! Xiaotong popular science, what is WEEE, and which sellers must register for WEEE?
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policy implementation
According to the WEEE Directive (Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/96/EG)), which came into effect in February 2003, all electronic products in the EU must be registered for recycling, and they are responsible for paying for the recycling of end-of-life products. At the same time, EU member states are obliged to Develop its own recycling plan for electrical and electronic products, and establish relevant supporting recycling facilities, so that end users of electrical and electronic products can easily and freely dispose of scrapped equipment.
In March 2005, Germany enacted the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) to implement the WEEE Directive.
That is to say, the seller needs to register WEEE in the next time, and prove to Amazon that it is compliant. The seller must submit the registration number (WEEE-Reg.-Nr) on the producer responsibility extension compliance information page, register and submit the WEEE registration The deadline for the number is January 1, 2023.
What is WEEE?
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Act implements the European Union Directive (WEEE) to regulate the recycling of all electrical and electronic products in Germany, requiring sellers to take back and dispose of sold waste electrical and electronic equipment.
The German local government established a recycling company. After the seller and the recycling company signed a recycling contract, the contract was submitted to EAR for review. After the review, the EAR issued a WEEE registration code to the seller, and then the recycling company carried out pollution-free disposal of electronic products.
When is German WEEE required?
Anyone placing electrical or electronic equipment on the German market for the first time must be registered with WEEE.
Consequences of not registering for German WEEE?
Relevant German authorities require Amazon to notify cross-border sellers selling on the platform to register for WEEE, and sellers are not allowed to sell before obtaining WEEE. If the seller violates other obligations stipulated in Article 45 of WEEE, there are the following penalties:
1. A maximum fine of 100,000 euros;
2. Confiscation of income considered illegal in Germany
3. No sales shall be made until the fine is paid
The following product categories that need to be registered with WEEE are for reference only:
1. Heat exchanger
Appliances with integrated circuits that use substances other than water, such as gases, oils, refrigerants and refrigerants, or secondary substances, for cooling/heating or dehumidification purposes. Such as: refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, dehumidifier, heat pump
2. Screen device
An electronic device used to display images and information on an electronic screen, regardless of the size of the screen. Such as: monitors, televisions, LCD screens, notebooks/tablets, e-book readers, and control devices, etc.
3. Lighting equipment
A facility for the production of lamps, means an electric light source that can be installed or replaced by the end user in designated terminal equipment. Such as: fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, discharge lamps, LED lamps, etc.
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4. Large electronic equipment
Appliances with external dimensions exceeding 50 cm but not yet covered by categories 1-3. Such as: household appliances, consumer electronic equipment, electric heaters, ventilators, sunbeds, photovoltaic modules, etc.
5. Small electronic equipment
Appliances with external dimensions less than or equal to 50 cm but not in classes 1-4 or 6. Such as: small household appliances, flashlights, small fans, watches, light bars, electronic scales, speakers, MP3, cameras, etc. (Currently, Amazon seller products are mainly in Category 5.)
6. Small IT and telecommunications equipment
Collection, transmission, processing, storage and presentation of information and electronic equipment for telecommunication transmission of signals, voice, video and data, spatial distances, external dimensions less than or equal to 50 cm, not yet covered by these categories 1-4. Such as: mobile phones, GPS navigation, computers, printers, routers, telephones, etc.
WEEE logo
If the product was placed on the market after August 13, 2005,
need:
●Adds a horizontal bar below the crossed wheeled bin symbol
●or the date on which the specified product was placed on the market
To sum up, since registration takes time, it is not too late to suggest sellers to register as soon as possible. Avoid missing time, resulting in store products being forcibly removed from the shelves and affecting the store, and serious fines!
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