Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/699 of 18 April 2017 establishing a common methodology for the calculation of the weight of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market of each Member State and a common methodology for the calculation of the quantity of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated by weight in each Member State (Text with EEA relevance. )
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/699 of 18 April 2017 establishing a common methodology for the calculation of the weight of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market of each Member State and a common methodology for the calculation of the quantity of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated by weight in each Member State (Text with EEA relevance. )
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This Regulation lays down a common methodology for the calculation of the weight of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market in a Member State and a common methodology for the calculation of the total quantity of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generated by weight in a Member State to be used by Member States, as relevant, for the calculation of the collection rates of WEEE. For this purpose, it also provides for the availability of a WEEE calculation tool, customised for each Member State, which is set up and made available by the Commission as an integral part of these methodologies.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)
‘weight of EEE’ means the gross (shipping) weight of any EEE within the scope of Directive 2012/19/EU, including all electrical and electronic accessories, but excluding packaging, batteries/accumulators, instructions, manuals, non-electric/electronic accessories and consumables;
(b)
‘WEEE generated’ in a Member State means the total weight of WEEE resulting from EEE within the scope of Directive 2012/19/EU that had been placed on the market of that Member State, prior to any activity such as collection, preparation for reuse, treatment, recovery, including recycling, or export.
Calculation of the weight of EEE placed on the market of a Member State
1. Where a Member State calculates the collection rate on the basis of the average weight of EEE placed on the market, that Member State shall calculate the weight of EEE placed on its market in a given year on the basis of the information provided by producers of EEE, or their authorised representatives, where applicable, in accordance with Article 16(2)(c) of Directive 2012/19/EU and Part B of Annex X to that Directive.
2. Where a Member State is not able to calculate the weight of EEE placed on its market in accordance with paragraph 1, it shall instead make substantiated estimates of the weight of EEE placed on its market in the year concerned on the basis of data on domestic production, imports and exports of EEE in its territory. For this purpose, the Member State shall use the methodology set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Calculation of the total quantity of WEEE generated in a Member State
Where a Member State calculates the collection rate on the basis of the quantity of WEEE generated on its territory, that Member State shall calculate the total quantity of WEEE generated on its territory in a given year on the basis of the methodology set out in Annex II.
ANNEX I
Methodology for the calculation of substantiated estimates of the weight of EEE placed on the market of a Member State
1.
Substantiated estimates of the weight of EEE placed on the market of a Member State in a reference year shall be calculated by using the apparent consumption method, which is based on the equation:
EEE placed on the market(t) = Domestic production(t) + Imports(t) – Exports(t)
Where:
Domestic production(t)
=
the weight (tonnes) of finished EEE produced in a reference year t within a Member State.
Imports(t)
=
the weight (tonnes) of EEE entering a Member State in a reference year t coming from another Member State or a third country for distribution, consumption or use.
Exports(t)
=
the weight (tonnes) of EEE leaving a Member State in a reference year t for another Member State or a third country for distribution, consumption or use.
2.
Member States shall use data on the domestic production of EEE by weight reported under the community production system classification (PRODCOM codes).
Member States shall use data on imports and exports of EEE by weight reported under the Combined Nomenclature codes (CN codes).
3.
Member States shall use the WEEE calculation tool referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation to convert the quantities of EEE domestically produced, imported and exported which are reported per CN codes into quantities of EEE placed on the market per categories of EEE set out in Annexes I and III to Directive 2012/19/EU.
ANNEX II
Methodology for the calculation of the total quantity of WEEE generated in a Member State
1.
The total quantity of WEEE generated in a Member State in a given year shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of EEE placed on the market of that Member State in the preceding years, and the corresponding product lifespan estimated on the basis of a discard rate per product as set out in the following equation:
Where:
W ( n )
=
the quantity (tonnes) of WEEE generated in evaluation year n ;
POM ( t )
=
the quantity (tonnes) of EEE placed on the market in any year t ;
t
0
=
the first year when an EEE was placed on the market;
L
( p ) ( t, n )
=
the discard-based lifespan profile for the batch of EEE placed on the market in year t , which reflects its probable discard rate in evaluation year n (discarded equipment in percentage to total sales in year n ) and is calculated by applying a Weibull distribution function defined by a time-varying shape parameter α ( t ) and β ( t ) a scale parameter as follows:
When the same lifespan parameters are applied over time, the distribution of EEE lifespan is simplified into the following formula:
Where:
α (alpha)
=
the ‘shape parameter’ of the probability distribution
β (beta)
=
the ‘scale parameter’ of the probability distribution
2.
Member States shall use the WEEE calculation tool referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation and developed on the basis of the methodology described in point 1 to calculate the total quantity of WEEE generated in their territory in a given year.
3.
The WEEE calculation tool shall be pre-populated with data on the quantity of EEE placed on the market for the period 1980-2014 for each Member State, calculated on the basis of the apparent consumption method described in Annex I, and with product lifespan data for the period 1980-2030. The shape and scale parameters of the probability distribution, mentioned in point 1 and determined for each Member State, shall be included in the tool as default values.
4.
Member States shall enter into the WEEE calculation tool the annual data on EEE placed on the market from 2015 until the year preceding the year of reference, in order to allow calculation of the weight of WEEE generated in a given year.
5.
Member States may update the data on EEE placed on the market or the product lifespan data used in the WEEE calculation tool as set out in point 3. Before proceeding with such updates, Member States shall inform the Commission thereof and shall provide relevant evidence for such updates, including official market surveys, audit results or analysed and substantiated data resulting from consultation of relevant stakeholders.
