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Practicability and enforceability of the 2008 Recast Proposal of the WEEE Directive

  • Number: 2009/11
  • Status: Finalised
  • Period: 2009
  • Lead Country: UK

  • Project team countries:
    United Kingdom, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)

  • Participating countries:
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), European Commission

Executive Summary

Drawing on the work of the IMPEL Better Regulation Cluster to develop and use a checklist on the practicability and enforceability (P&E) of legislation, the TFS Cluster carried out an assessement of the Recast of the WEEE Directive.



Project description

Drawing on the work of the IMPEL Better Regulation Cluster to develop and use a checklist on the practicability and enforceability (P&E) of legislation, the TFS Cluster carried out an assessement of the Recast of the WEEE Directive. Initially views from IMPEL members were collected via a questionnaire and on 27 April 2009 a workshop was held at the new IMPEL offices in Brussels to discuss the findings.

Participants indicated support for a number of changes, such as coherence with RoHS and the new Directive on waste and greater emphasis on inspection and enforcement. However, practical concerns are raised on a number of issues such as defining ‘producer’ and determining what is WEEE so as to minimise leakage.

Final report - Practicability and enforceability of the 2008 Recast Proposal of the WEEE Directive