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Subject Report Updated: Product Take Back in Sweden
November 2, 2008
Sweden - Product Take-Back
Statutory Order SFS 2005:209 transposing the WEEE Directive was adopted on 14 April 2005. Most provisions were implemented on 13 August 2005.
As Sweden already had an efficient WEEE recovery system in place, the main changes were the introduction of the producers’ register and the requirement for producers to provide financial guarantees for the management of WEEE. Additional tertiary legislation and regulations will be enacted by the EPA to regulate treatment, reporting etc. The EPA will issue draft guidelines and regulations.
Sweden has transposed Directive 2002/95 on Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances on Electric and Electronic Equipment (the RoHS Directive) through the following set of regulations:
* The Chemical Products (Handling, Import, and Export Prohibitions) Ordinance (1998:944).
* The Ordinance (2005:209) on producer responsibility for electric and electronic products.
* The Ordinance (2005:217), wich modifies the Chemical Products Ordinance (1998:944).
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