WEEE
·Individual producer
responsibility for financing of "new" WEEE, except where this would be uneconomic
·10 year derogation from
above requirement for member States with collective systems in already place when Directive comes
into force
·Financing of historic waste
through collective systems, calculated on market share - producers can show costs to consumers if
they wish
·System of guarantees to
assure financing for "orphan" products
·Treatment facilities to use
"state of the art" technology
·Treatment requirement to
remove gases with a Global Warming Potential
of more than 15
·Information for consumers
on hazardous materials content of products