Act on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Country/Territory Poland Document type Legislation Date 2015 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Journal of Laws 2018 Pos. 1466 Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Basic legislation Solid waste Hazardous substances Recycling/reuse Hazardous waste Waste management Waste prevention Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act entered into force on 1 January 2016. Abstract The purpose of this Act is to reduce the amount of waste from electrical and electronic equipment and to ensure appropriate level of collection, reuse and recycling of spent equipment. This Act establishes measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use. These provisions apply to electrical and electronic equipment and to waste equipment. The present Act is composed of the following Sections: (1) General provisions; (2) Placing equipment on the market; (3) Authorized representative; (4) Financial security; (5) Collection and transport of waste equipment; (6) Processing of waste equipment; (7) Recycling and recovery activities other than recycling; (8) Organization of electrical and electronic equipment recovery; (9) External audit; (10) Product fee; (11) Transport of used and waste equipment; (12) Registry and reporting; (13) Obligations of public administration; (14) Administrative fines and penal provisions; (15) Changes in valid provisions; (16) Transitional, adaptative and final provisions. Full text Polish Website isap.sejm.gov.pl References - Legislation Implements Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Legislation | European Union | 2012 Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Act on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Legislation | Poland | 2005 (2013) Keyword: Solid waste, Hazardous substances, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regulation on the method of calculating the minimum annual level of the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment. Legislation | Poland | 2020 Keyword: Certification, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the annual external audit of electrical and electronic equipment recovery organization and processing plant. Legislation | Poland | 2019 Keyword: Waste management, Waste prevention, Waste domestic sources, Recycling/reuse, Environmental planning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on certificate on spent equipment. Legislation | Poland | 2019 Keyword: Certification, Solid waste, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX