ST-12848-2009-INIT_en

COUNCIL OFBrussels,3 September 2009THE EUROPEAN UNION12848/09Interinstitutional File:2008/0241(C0D)ENV 538MI309CODEC 1054NOTEfrom:General SecretariattoDelegationsNo.prev.doc.9637/09 ENV 360 MI 194 CODEC 699No.Cion prop.17367/08 ENV 1022 MI 554 CODEC 1863-COM (2008)810 finalSubject:Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Councilon waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)-(recast)Delegations will find attached a compromise text on the Articles and Annexes of the above-mentioned proposal.The Presidency has introduced a number of changes(in bold underline)following the first reading of the proposal and the debates which took place within the WPEdiscussions.The modifications proposed principally concern the scope of the proposal,de-linkedfrom that on RoHS (re-insertion of Annexes IA and IB),and the implementation of the producerresponsibility principle (with consequent changes in the definitions and in the Register).While a large number of delegations can in principle support a new collection target for WEEEbased on the percentage of EEE placed on the national market,the Presidency is aware thatdifficulties exist on both collection and recovery targets,particularly as regards the achievement ofa 65%collection rate in the year 2016.Further discussion of the categories of WEEE (Annex IA)tobe collected is necessary,in this context,in order to better understand such difficulties and moveforward with the debate.12848/09CM/pcDGIEN