Draft law on waste electric and electronic equipment was published on 24 May 2017.
If the law (WEEE Law) is adopted by the Parliament (expected in 2017), it would affect manufacturers and distributors of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).
Manufacturers included into the Register of EEE manufacturers, organisations subject to the extended producer responsibility and organisations performing waste management (the Register) are required to only place on the market EEE that complies with the WEEE Law. Documents that accompany products placed on the market must contain the registration number under which the manufacturer has been included into the Register.
Distributers may only supply EEE that has been produced by manufacturers included into the Register.
Manufacturers must place the EEE label on all equipment they supply on the Ukrainian market. The label must be clear, visible and indelible. If it is not possible to place the label directly on the equipment (e.g. if the size of the equipment does not allow it) then, exceptionally, the label may be printed on the label, instruction manual and the product warranty card.
If any imported equipment already has symbols and signs prescribed by the WEEE Law, then there is no need for the manufactures to place these symbols and signs once more.
Manufacturers of equipment that includes batteries or accumulators must design these products in such a way that these batteries or accumulators are able to be easily removed from the equipment after the end of its service period by the end user or a qualified specialist.
Manufacturers of equipment that includes batteries or accumulators are required to provide the information (as a part of the equipment user manual or as a separate instruction) on the type and chemical composition of the batteries and accumulators as well as on the procedure for the safe removal of such batteries or accumulators from the equipment.
It is expected that the WEEE Law is adopted some time in 2017.