Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations – Producers
Welcome to the support page for the Application for a Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations – Producers online form
| Registration summary | Producers that place electrical or electronic equipment on the UK market are obligated. They must join a WEEE compliance scheme and meet their obligations for recovery of the WEEE collected in the UK. There are different obligations depending on whether the waste is household or non-household WEEE. |
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| Eligibility Criteria | Producers are manufacturers, re-branders or importers who place EEE on the UK market. There is no minimum threshold in the regulations – all producers are obligated. |
| Regulation Summary | Producer obligations are set out in the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 as amended. |
| Application Evaluation Process | Each application will be checked for data accuracy and the relevant recycling and recovery obligations will be calculated |
| Will Tacit Consent Apply? | No |
| Target Completion Period | 28 days |
| Fees | Large producers (turnover more than £1 million) - £445 per year Small producers (turnover less than £1 million) - £220 per year Micro producers (under VAT threshold) - £30 per year |
| Apply online | Not available. Obligated producers must join a WEEE Compliance Scheme and they will complete registration on your behalf. |
| Forms to download, print, and post. | Not available – see above |
| Contact Details | Producer Responsibility Northern Ireland Environment Agency By Phone: By Fax: |
| Application and licence Redress | You should contact the NIEA Producer Responsibility team in the first instance to establish the reason for the failed registration. If you are not happy with this response, please follow the customer complaints procedure |
| Consumer Complaint | Please follow the NIEA customer complaints procedure: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/11-06.02_complaints_procedure_web.pdf (.PDF 474Kb) |
| Public Registers or Databases | The public register of all UK producers can be found at: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/waste/32086.aspx |
| Local Support | Please contact NIEA Producer Responsibility team By Phone: 028 9056 9384 By e-mail: weee@doeni.gov.uk |
| Further Information | More information on the WEEE regulations can be found on the NIEA website at: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/waste-home/regulation/regulations_weee.htm |
