Project description and aims
According to the WEEE directive 2012/19/EU (respectively the implemented national law: e.g. ElektroG in Germany) every producer of electrical and electronic equipment has to be registered in the national register (Germany: stiftung elektro-altgeräte register) to ensure that they will fulfil their responsibilities, when their sold products become waste (e.g. WEEE).
There is no common European register. When a producer, established in a country, wants to sell his products in another European country, where he has no establishment, he is required to appoint an authorised representative in that country, who must fulfil his obligations there according to the WEEE directive (especially registration).
When a producer has not appointed an authorised representative, it is difficult for the national regulatory authority to prosecute him abroad (e.g. in his home country). That is why the regulatory authorities need to work together. One solution is to bring the cross border free-riders (producers without registration) to the attention of the competent national authority in that country, in which the producer has his establishment. In this way, there are less difficulties associated with prosecution or with translation of relevant documents.
For working better together, the regulatory authorities need a platform / SharePoint to exchange information. They need to know who is responsible in the other member states for transmission of the reports necessary for enforcement and prosecution.