WEEE of Austria
WEEE of Austria
Legal implementation: WEEE Ordinance (Elektroaltgeräteverordnung EAG-VO) of April 29, 2005 in force since August 13, 2005
Registration: online at http://edm.umweltbundesamt.at (only Austrian-based producers and retailers or foreign companies selling to Austria via telesales)
Registration deadline: September 30, 2005 (but it is still possible and required to register)
Producer and retailer responsibilities:
- registration at Umweltbundesamt
- marking of EEE with the crossed-out waste bin
- for b2c: contract with a collective scheme for b2b:
- take-back obligation and re-use/treatment of WEEE
- annual reporting of EEE put on the market
- alternatively: joining a collection scheme
- retailers: 1:1 take-back obligation for WEEE from final customers if selling area > 150m²
Clearing house: Elektroaltgeräte Koordinierungsstelle Austria GmbH (EAK) coordinates between the collective schemes and allocates pickup orders according to the schemes' market share.
ERA GmbH, a subsidiary of ARA, offers a nationwide compliance service, including
- Full compliance of all WEEE categories (b2c and b2b)
- Excellent cost/performance ratio (please find our current tariffs on our website: http://www.era-gmbh.at/)
- Free-of-charge registration at Umweltbundesamt
- High-class consulting service and consumer information
- Agency model (if foreign suppliers want to take over the Austrian resellers' obligation for reporting and payment)
If you have special questions concerning our offer, please call our Service Hotline +43 1 595 26 36 - 777 or send us an email to office@era-gmbh.at. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
ERA Elektro Recycling Austria GmbH
Mariahilfer Straße 123
A-1062 Wien
Austria
Tel: +43/1/595 26 36-0
Fax: +43/1/595 26 36-700
Web: http://www.era-gmbh.at/
e-mail: mailto:office@era-gmbh.at