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At 11:47 AM 10/26/2005, you wrote:
>I had the same take on Germany as well. In our case it didn't matter since
>we have a legal entity there. It was also my impression that you had to
>register by November 24, 2005. Unfortunately the website of the registering
>authority (www.stiftung-ear.de) is mostly in German so it wasn't all that
>clear.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nic Bowker
>Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:28 AM
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>Subject: Re: [LF] WEEE/RoHS implementation questions
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>Just to throw a spanner in the works....I was talking to someone at Valpak
>(a compliance scheme in the UK) who was convinced that even if you did not
>have a legal entity in Germany, under their WEEE Regs you'd have to
>register.
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>Still seems unlikely to me, but there you go.
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>Anyone care to comment?
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>Nic Bowker
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: James, Chris [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 26 October 2005 15:53
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [LF] WEEE/RoHS implementation questions
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>Regards,
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>Chris
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>Chris
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Greg Parke
>Sent: 26 October 2005 15:23
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [LF] WEEE/RoHS implementation questions
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>Hi All,
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>I have a few questions regarding the implementation of WEEE/RoHS. The
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>questions are focused more on the registration side of the issue versus
>the
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>assembly process side. I am finding that the implementation on the
>assembly
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>process side is relatively straightforward, but it is the registrations,
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>bureaucracy, etc that is more difficult to sort out.
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>1. It is my understanding that as a producer you only need to
>register
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>in those member states where you have established legal entities. Is
>this
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>correct? Are there any exceptions?
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>[James, Chris] Correct - exception would be if you belong to a
>compliance scheme who would register for you
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>2. What is the registration process? Is there a common process or
>are
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>they defined by the member states? Is there a place where I can find
>out
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>who the registering authority is?
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>[James, Chris] Nothing common about it! - Try looking in the Perchards
>report on the DTi website. At present you can only register per MS.
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>3. Do I have to hire a third party in Europe to handle the actual
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>recycling of equipment? If so, how is the financial side of the process
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>handled. Is money set aside for each unit sold to insure the producer's
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>obligation? Could the units be returned to the producer for disposal?
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>[James, Chris] You might want to look at compliance schemes it could
>well be more cost effective than trying to go it alone. It also depends
>if your products are business to business or business to household
>consumer in some MS - remember all MS can implement differently.
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>4. If I decide to take the lead solder for use in network
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>infrastructure exemption (exemption #7) is there a special registration
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>process? Would the exemption need to be filed for each product sold by
>the
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>company or would it automatically apply to all products?
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>[James, Chris] No there is no registration process. I would however
>strongly advise you formally document any such or similar decision
>within your company and keep the record available should any authority
>question it.
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>Thanks in advanced for the help. Also, has anybody out there had any
>good
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>experiences with consultants who have handled the issues above? If so,
>can
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>you send me their names offline?
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