- Stricter measures on cross-border transfers of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) will be enforced from January 1, 2025
- The delegated regulation EU 2024/3229, published on December 20, 2024, introduces these measures
- From January 1, 2025, all exports to and imports from third countries of WEEE are either banned or subject to compliance with the prior written notification and consent procedure
- No imports from third countries or exports to third countries of WEEE can be accompanied by an Annex VII document as per general information obligations under Article 18 of Regulation EC No. 1013/2006 from January 1, 2025
- Export of non-hazardous WEEE from the EU to OECD countries for recovery operations will require prior written notification and consent
- Export of non-hazardous WEEE from the EU to non-OECD countries is banned
- All imports of WEEE from third countries are subject to the prior written notification and consent procedure
- Transfers of non-hazardous WEEE within the EU will require prior written notification and consent starting January 1, 2027; until then, these transfers must be accompanied by an Annex VII document
- Permissions for all types of WEEE transfers granted before January 1, 2025, remain valid until January 1, 2026, or until the expiration of the permission if it expires before that date
- Note that the export ban to non-OECD countries is strictly enforced from January 1, 2025
Source: financien.belgium.be
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