If you are a Producer putting electrical and electronic equipment (within the scope of the WEEE Directive) onto the market. You need to register as a Producer / Importer with the National Clearing House (NCH).
Producers must be registered by 13 August 2005. It will be an offence not to register.
Where producers belong to a compliance scheme, the scheme must register all of its members
The registration period is expected to be between January 2005 – 12 August 2005. The Government, NCH and Environment Agencies will confirm and publicise this.
The Government will expect producers to renew their registrations annually at the start of each compliance period (before 31 January). There will be a registration fee payable on each renewal.
Contact your Environmental Agency for further information on how to register.
Producer compliance schemes.
Producers may choose to have their collection, treatment, recovery and reuse / recycling obligations under the WEEE Regulations discharged on their behalf by a compliance scheme. Conversely, some producers may prefer the independence and control of arranging and demonstrating compliance themselves. Both are valid choices for compliance.
Compliance schemes’ services would cover arranging registration of their members, procuring compliance services, including arrangements for treatment and for recovery and recycling of separately collected WEEE to the target percentages, reporting the evidence to show that obligations have been met; and handling liaison with the NCH.