1. Workshop on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Republic of Croatia
Workshop on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
INFRA 24057
Bratislava,
25-26 June 2007
Author : Željko Stošić

2. Contens of the Presentation
Introduction
Competent authority
EU Legislation
Legislation for the WEEE management in RC
Draft of WEEE Ordinance
Conclusion

3. WEEE is being transported from recycle yards for citizens; collection centers within the actions of collecting bulky waste; regular collection of MW
Estimation - total potential of WEEE from households, industry, health sector, administration and catering industry in the RC is amounts to t

4. Estimated quantity of new EEE put on the market 55.000 - 60.000 t/y.
Republic Croatia produces t /year of e-waste (6.67 to kg per capita) what is less than EU average
Quantities increasing around 10% per year

5. Estimate of annual amount of waste
Source: National Waste Management Strategy, September, 2005.

6. OFFICIAL BODIES IN CHARGE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Parliament
Government
Waste Mngmnt.
Coordination
MEPPPC
EPA
EPEEF
Central State
Bodies
Counties
State Dept. in Local
Authorities
verticaly
Envir. Protect. Departm.
Municip.
Cities

7. ORGANISATION OF MEPPPC Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction (MEPPPC)
Physical Planning
Environmental Protection
Inspection
Construction
Environment Inspection
EPA
EPEEF
Directorate for Environmental
Protection (Waste, Air - Climate, EIA Departments)
Directorate for
Strategic and Integration Proceses
in Environmental Protection

8. DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January
2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of ceratin hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
DIRECTIVE 2003/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 8 December 2003 amending DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
COMMISSION DECISION 2005/369/EC of 3 May 2005 laying down rules for monitoring compliance of Member States and establishing data formats for the purposes of Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (notified under document number C(2005) 1355)

9. WEEE management in RC legal system
Waste Act (OG 178/04, 111/06)
Ordinance on WEEE management (Ordinance on used electrical and electronic devices)
RELATED ACTS
Transport of Hazardous Substances Act (OG 97/93, 151/03)
Regulation on categories, types and classification on waste
with waste catalogue and list of hazardous substances (OG 50/05)
Ordinance on waste management(OG 23/07) 2006/12/EC EU Directive on Waste
Regulation on requirements for handling hazardous waste (OG 32/98)
Regulation on supervision on transboundary movement of waste (OG 69/06)
Ordinance on Type of waste (OG 27/96)

10. The NEW WEEE Ordinance aims to:
reduce waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
make producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their
products, especially when they become waste
encourage separate collection and subsequent treatment, reuse, recovery,
recycling and sound environmental disposal of EEE
improve the environmental performance of all those involved during the
lifecycle of EEE

11. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PRODUCERS/SELLER OBLIGATION
EEE WASTE MANAGEMENT
IV. FEES IN WEEE MANAGEMENT
V. FEE CALCULATION (collecting, treatment and disposal)
VI. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

12. What will Producers need to do?
OBLIGATIONS :
be the registrated producer (via Fund )
cover the expenses (for collection, disposal and recovery)
provde info. for users
provide Information for treatment facilities
deliver to the Fund the completed form data
Product labeling

13. Producer and/or seller has to
mark all new EEE with a crossed-out ‘wheelie bin’ symbol and producer’s mark

14. What will Collector need to do?
OBLIGATIONS :
ensure enough locations for collecting.
take over WEEE from holder without charges
take over WEEE directly from household.
run register about quanity and i vrsti sakupljenog WEEE.
transfer WEEE to treatener or export
deliver data from the register to Fund and EEA

15. What will person provide treatment need to do?
OBLIGATIONS :
have the licence
take over collected WEEE- from collector without any charges
have appropriate storage for WEEE
have register about quantity of WEEE
send data to Fund and EEA

16. FUND Collector Treatment Export Producer or importer Seller
distributors
Collector
holder
Treatment
households
Export
Fee
Waste

17. Penalties under our national legislation
Waste Act in Chapter VI, Penal Provisions Article 88
Amount of HRK 300, to 700, if (cca EUR to EUR) :
the legal person does not collect, store and transport hazardous waste separately from other types of waste
the legal person in the course of collecting municipal waste does not separate hazardous waste
the legal person does not deliver waste whose valuable properties may be used for recovery or does not recover
waste
the legal person is a producer and does not plan production of the product and packaging, does not improve the
production process by applying cleaner technologies in a way that enables efficient use of material and energy,
does not encourage reuse and recycling of products, and does not take into consideration the most appropriate
procedure for the recovery, treatment and/or landfilling of products whose shelf / operating life has expired, in
order to reduce the adverse effects on the environment to the greatest extent possible
the legal person is a producer and does not label and introduce users on essential characeristic of products
the legal person is a producer of waste who independently performs recovery and/or disposal of waste without
having obtained the licence
the legal person exports hazardous waste without having obtained the decision
the legal person whose concession is terminated for the reasons referred to in Article 60 paragraph 1
subparagraph 2 of this Act does not restore the prior condition, unless otherwise determined under the
concession contract

18. Easy part - transposition, harmonization Heavy part - implementation
Conclusion
Easy part - transposition, harmonization
Heavy part - implementation
Material Composition of Different Categories of WEEE (% by weight)
Category
Ferrous Metals
Non-Ferrous Metals
Glass
Plastics
Other
Large household appliances 61 7 3 8 21
Small household appliances 18 1 48 33
IT equipment 44 4 30 22
Telecommunications 13 74 6
Radio, TV etc 11 2 35 31
Gas discharge lamps 99

19. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
Republic of Croatia
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !