Israel WEEE and batteries law: what it is and how to comply
by Ellen Thornton at 07:17 in Battery, WEEE
In Israel, the Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) and Batteries Law, 2012, introduces extended producer responsibilities onto manufacturers and importers for the recycling of EEE, batteries and accumulators. The Law sets binding targets for the recycling of such products and regulates the accredited entities that take on the obligations on the behalf of producers.
Producer responsibilities
Duty to report to the Administrator through semi-annual and annual reports regarding each of the following:
o The items of EEE, batteries and accumulators sold by them including the types and weight of the items and classification of category they belong to as well as the types and number of batteries or accumulators installed in said EEE
o The weight of EEE, batteries and accumulators collected by them, themselves or through another, as well as the details of the parties responsible for waste removal, sellers or any other person from whom it was collected.
o The number of items of EEE reused or prepared for reuse out of the those collected, according to type of item, their weight and classification category as well as details of any person the products were transferred to.
o The weight of WEEE, batteries and accumulators recycled or recovered by them.
o The weight of WEEE, batteries and accumulators exported, including details of the export country, facility, etc.
o Instructions for the environmental treatment of batteries and accumulators and the environmental treatment and preparation for reuse of EEE during the reporting period.
The semi-annual reports are due within two months of the end of the reporting period and the annual reports are due no later than six months following the end of the reporting year. Furthermore, producers and importers have a duty to contract with an Accredited Compliance Body where the body will then be responsible for the fulfilment of the producer or importer's duties. The producer will be responsible for funding all costs of such a body.
Exemptions
·Producers and importers on a limited scale: defined as those whose annual sales do not exceed 1,000 kg worth of electrical and electronic products, providing the number of products does not exceed either of the following:
o Twenty fix products form classification categories 1 and 4
o Two hundred products from classification 2, 5 and 6.
· A producer or importer on a limited scale shall continue to be subject to sections 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the Law with respect to the batteries, accumulators and lamps sold by it.
· Small vendors: defined as vendors whose annual sales do not exceed a minimum amount in each category or product
Classification categories
1. Temperature exchange equipment
2. Screens, monitors and equipment containing screens having a surface greater than 100 cm2
3. Lamps
4. Large electrical equipment, with at least one side more than 50 cm, and not included in categories 1 to 3
5. Small equipment in which none of the sides is more than 50 cm and which are not included in categories 1 to 3
6. Small IT and telecommunications equipment, in which none of the sides is more than 50 cm
Compliance scheme
Mai is the largest accredited compliance scheme in Israel, which is responsible for the implementation of the Law for the Environmental Treatment of Waste in Electronic Equipment and Batteries, 2012. The scheme charges a treatment price for collection and treatment per product sold. To enter into a contract with Mai, you must:
1. Sign the agreements as an importer or manufacturer
2. Fill out initial reporting forms using data of the quantity of products (under their classification according to Mai)
3. Pay costs to Mai according to the law, following the schemes price list
If you think you may be obligated in Israel or are unsure of how to fulfil your extended producer responsibilities under the Law, our consultants are on hand to help. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.
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