Report on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (the WEEE Directive) lays down rules on the management of WEEE with a view to contributing to sustainable production and consumption by, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE and, in addition, by the re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery of such waste so as to reduce the disposal of waste and to contribute to the efficient use of resources and the retrieval of valuable secondary raw materials.

The WEEE Directive empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts, as referred to in Article 20, with a view to:
- laying down any transitional adjustments in order to address difficulties faced by Member States in adhering to the WEEE collection rates set out in the Directive;
- the possible amendment of Annex VII on selective treatment requirements, to introduce other treatment technologies;
- laying down criteria for the assessment of equivalent conditions for the treatment of WEEE taking place outside of the EU;
- the adaptation of Article 16(5) and Annexes IV, VII, VIII and IX to scientific and technical progress.

During the period covered by this report, the Commission did not make use of any delegated powers.