Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12
19 March 2024
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 205/2024
European Union (EU)* : Amendment to Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 580/2018 of 19 June 2018, the European Commission has adopted a Directive which was published on 19 March 2024 to amend Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment in relation to treatment of waste from photovoltaic panels and of waste from open-scope electrical and electronic equipment. Details are set out in the adopted Directive (EU) 2024/884 which can be accessed through the following link: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400884. It will enter into force on 8 April 2024.
2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* The EU comprises 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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