New rules on producer responsibility for electronic waste
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the Minister for the Environment the right to set the date from which different product types of electrical and electronic equipment are covered by producer responsibility.
- The minister can also set that certain product types are not covered by the rules on historical waste.
- The act gives the minister the legal basis (the rule in the law that gives the right to do something) to set the rules so they can be brought into line with an EU directive from 2024.
- Who: The rules apply to producers and importers of electrical and electronic equipment, who must take back and handle the waste at their own expense.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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Sources and original
Official title (in Danish)Lov om ændring af lov om miljøbeskyttelse (Præcisering af anvendelsesområde for udvidet producentansvar for elektrisk og elektronisk udstyr)
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget omhandler producentansvar for affald af elektrisk og elektronisk udstyr (WEEE). Området er reguleret i et EU-direktiv (EU 2024/884). Forslaget giver miljøministeren mulighed for at fastsætte tidspunktet for, hvornår forskellige produkttyper er omfattet af finansieringspligt og mærkningspligt i forbindelse med affaldshåndteringen, samt hvornår bestemte produkttyper er undtaget fra direktivets forpligtelser.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 27 February 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet