Report on the review of the scope of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the new WEEE Directive)

This report fulfils the following requirements of Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the new WEEE Directive):

1. Review the scope of the new WEEE Directive as set out in point (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 2. This includes the parameters for distinguishing between small and large equipment in Annex III.

2. Re-examine the deadlines for reaching the collection targets referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 7 and the possibility of setting individual collection targets for one or more categories in Annex III, particularly temperature exchange equipment, photovoltaic panels, small equipment, small IT and telecommunications equipment and lamps containing mercury.

The purpose of this report is to inform the European Parliament and the Council of the Commission’s action and conclusions on both issues.