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EEE AND BA MEMBERS

July of 2019

LEGAL FRAMEWORKERP Portugal – WEEE and WBA Compliance Scheme

EEE and BA Producers

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▪ ERP Portugal is a private law non-profit association, licensed as a compliance scheme by the

Portuguese Government to manage:

▪ Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE);

▪ Waste of Batteries and Accumulators (WBA).

▪ ERP Portugal, as a Compliance Scheme, guarantees to the Members, Producers of EEE and BA, legal

compliance with their obligations, in accordance with Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017 – UNILEX.

▪ At the same time, in order to facilitate the forwarding of WEEE and WBA to the companies that are

part of the ERP Portugal Compliance Scheme, it is possible to obtain free collection service, ensuring

their correct routing for recycling.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

EEEBA

WEEEWBA

PRODUCER

RETAILER

FINAL CUSTOMER


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•Established in another Member State of the European Union or any other third-party country

•Established in national territory



Manufactures under its own name

or trademark, or has the product

designed or manufactured

under its name or trademark

Rents or makes products available

in the market through any other means, under its

own name or trademark

Sells, rent or make products available

in the market through any other

means through longdistance

communicationtechniques

Places products in the market coming

from a third country or from

another Member State of the

European Union

Definition of Product’s Producer, according to the Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017, n.º 1, 3rd Article:

«Placing on the market» the first time a productis made available in the Portuguese market as aprofessional activity.

«Placing in the market» the availability of aproduct for distribution, consumption or use inthe market, in Portugal, in the scope of acommercial activity, either being onerous or freeof charge;

Meaning, it represents imports, manufacturing,sales, rental, offer, while professional activity ofthe company.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK

UNILEX

PORTUGUESE ENVIRONMENT

AGENCY

SILiAmb Platform


It is forbidden to put EEE and BA on the market by Members that are not properly registered and have not transferred the

responsibility for the management of WEEE and WBA to a compliance scheme.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

LEGAL FRAMEWORK


Portuguese VAT

number?

Appoint an AuthorizedRepresentative

EEE and BA Producer Registration

Registration at SILiAmb

Join ERP Portugal

No

Yes

SILiAmbPlatform

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https://siliamb.apambiente.pt/pages/public/login.xhtml

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PRODUCER‘S EXTENDED RESPONSABILITY

The producer’s extended responsibility attributes to the producer of the product the responsibility for the environmental impacts and theproduction of waste resulting from the production process and the subsequent use of the products, as well as their management when theyreach the end of life.

This responsibility can be fulfilled by joining ERP Portugal.


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LEGISLATION


▪ Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017 – UNILEX;

▪ Dispatch n.º 5258/2018 – ERP Portugal WEEE Permit.

Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment

▪ Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017 – UNILEX;

▪ Dispatch n.º 11275-A/2017 – ERP Portugal WBA Permit.

Waste of Batteries and Accumulators

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT


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Definition of EEE, according to the Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017, n.º 1, 3rd Article:

“u) «Electrical or Electronic Equipment», or EEE, equipment dependent on electrical current or electromagnetic fields in

order to function correctly, as well as equipment for generating, transferring or measuring those currents and fields and

conceived to be used with a nominal tension no higher than 1000 V for alternating current and 1500 V for direct current;”



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ERP Portugal operational categories are the groups in which WEEE are usually sorted.

The operational categories are identical to waste categories.

Price list – put on the market


Categoria de EEE | EEE CategoryPrestação Financeira | Fee

(€/ton)Desde | Since 01/01/2019

Equipamentos de Regulação de Temperatura | Temperature exchange equipment 80,24

Tv e Monitores | TV/ Monitors 197,46

Lâmpadas | Lamps 491,94

Lâmpadas LED | LED Lamps 467,34

Equipamentos de grandes dimensões | Large equipment 35,29

Equipamentos de pequenas dimensões | Small equipment 43,36

Equipamentos IT | IT Equipment 27,13

All these values accrue VAT at the legal rate in force.

The prices presented may be reduced according to ERP Portugal rebate model.


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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTThe EEE weight definition doesn’t include the following:


✓ Mouse

✓ Keyboard

✓ Webcam

✓ CPU

✓ Cables

✓ Non-electrical accessories, needed for EEE proper functioning

Users manual

Installation CD

Non-electrical accessories, not needed for EEE proper functioning

Batteries and Accumulators

Non-electrical/electronic accessories and consumables

Cartoon, paper and plastic and packaging

The EEE weight definition includes:

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Legal and Contractual Obligations for EEE Members

▪ Presentation of four quarterly reports and one annual report of consolidation, per year.

▪ Submission of periodic reports at the ERP PT platform with the quantities in kilograms put on the market, on the respective period,

up to 30 days after the end of each quarter.

▪ Certification of annual consolidated quantities, when requested.

▪ Members can transfer the responsability of periodicaly communicate this information to the Registry Entity to the Compliance

Scheme, through a contract agreement.

▪ The Members shall identify the respective registration number in the invoices they issue as well as in transport documents.

▪ Producers and retailers will have to specify the financial fees, in the invoice of transactions between economic operators (until 2020).

MEMBERS RESPONSABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS


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Conditions for EEE Members of small dimension


▪ Members who have an annual EEE placement in the national market weighing 1 tonne or less, based on the following

conditions:

□ In cases where the placing on the market does not reach 1 tonne, but the value of the total fee as a result of

the presentation of the annual declaration exceeds € 80.00, the Members are obliged to pay the amount

resulting from the declaration;

□ In cases where the placing on the market exceeds 1 tonne but the amount of the total fee following the

presentation of the annual declaration is less than € 80.00, the Members shall pay only the minimum annual

financial contribution.

▪ Rebate Model does not apply to adherents who fall under the conditions of small size.


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Legal Category Description Rebate (%)

All Customer loyalty 4,00%

All Loyalty by adhesion to more than one specific stream managed by ERP (B&A) 1,00%

1 Refrigerators with cooling fluids with GWP* <15 2,00%

2 Laptops or tablets without brominated flame retardants 1,00%

2 TV without brominated flame retardants 4,00%

4 and 5 Vacuum cleaners with plastics components > 25 gr not containing brominated flame retardants 1,00%

5 Games consoles without brominated flame retardants 1,00%

1 and 4 Equipment with energy efficiency A+++ 2,00%

1 and 4 Equipment with energy efficiency A++ 1,00%

All Producers who organize additional prevention and awareness campaigns together with ERP Portugal 1,00%

1

- Refrigerators with technical repair documentation

1,00%OR

- Availability of sale of spare parts separately

4 and 5

- Electrical tools with technical repair documentation

5,00%OR


Criteria for Economic-Financial and Environmental Rebate


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Legal Category Description Rebate (%)

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- Games consoles with tecnical repair documentation

1,00%

OR


OR

- Absence of brominated flame retardants in plastic hull

4 - Washing machines or dishwashers with availability of sale of spare parts up to 11 years 1,00%

5

- Coffee machines and electric kettle with availability of sale of spare parts up to 5 years

1,00%AND

- Availability of technical repair documentation

2- Computers with standard peripherals including memory cards and readers

1,00%- Absence of paint and coverage that make recycling and reuse difficult

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- Printers that can be completely dismantled with standard equipment

5,00%AND

- Availability of sale of spare parts separately up to 5 years

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- Printers that can be completely dismantled with standard equipment

4,00%AND

- Availability of sale of spare parts separately up to 5 years

Criteria for Economic-Financial and Environmental Rebate


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EEE Members – ERP Portugal Declarative and Invoicing Processes


RESPONSABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER

Tasks Start Finish Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Declaration of Consolidation of quantities

put on the market in year N-101-jan 15-mar

Declaration of quantities of EEE put on the

market in Q4 for year N-101-jan 31-jan

Issue and due date of the invoice of Q4 for

year N-105-fev 20-mar


market in Q1 for year N01-abr 30-abr


year N05-mai 20-jun


market in Q2 for year N01-jul 31-jul


year N05-ago 20-set


market in Q3 for year N01-out 31-dez


year N05-nov 20-dez


market in Q4 for year N01-jan 31-jan


year N05-fev 20-mar

Year N Year N+1

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

45 days

45 days

45 days

45 days

45 days

BATTERIES & ACCUMULATORS


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Definition of BA, according to the Decree-Law n.º 152-D/2017, n.º 1, 3rd Article:

▪ «Battery or accumulator» - any source of electric power obtained through direct transformation of chemical energy, constituted by one or

more non-rechargeable primary cells or by one or more rechargeable secondary elements.

▪ «Portable battery or accumulator» – any battery, button battery, set of batteries or accumulator that is hermetically sealed, that may be

carried in hand and is not an industrial battery or accumulator, nor a battery or accumulator for automotive vehicles, namely the

batteries constituted by one element only, such as the AA and AAA batteries, as well as the batteries and accumulators used in mobile

phones, laptops, wireless electric tools, toys and home appliances;

▪ «Industrial battery or accumulator»: a battery or accumulator created, exclusively, for industrial or professional purposes or used in any

type of electric vehicles, such as the ones used as emergency or reservation energy source in hospitals, airports or offices, the ones

created, exclusively for portable payment terminals in stores and restaurants and for code bar readers in stores, the ones used in

manipulation or in several types of measurement equipment, the ones used in connection to renewable energy applications such as solar

panels and the ones used in electrical vehicles such as cars, wheel chairs, bicycles, vehicles used in airports and automatic transportation

vehicles;



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Price list – put on the market


The price structure is based on the principle of the weight placed on the market.

All these values accrue VAT at the legal rate in force.

Categoria de PA | BA CategoryPrestação Financeira | Fees

(€/kg)Desde | Since 01/07/2018

Pilhas e Acumuladores Portáteis | Portable Batteries and Accumulators

Alcalinas | Alkaline 0,3239

Botão | Cell-Button 0,7115

Chumbo Ácido | Lead-Acid 0,0123

Iões de lítio | Lithium Ion 0,2465

Lítio e Outras | Lithium and others 1,0052

NiCd (Níquel Cádmio) | NiCd (Nickel - Cadmium) 0,4968

NiMH (Níquel Metal Hidreto) | NiMH (Nickel – Metal Hydride) 0,1608

Zinco Carbono | Zinc-Carbon 0,3475

Pilhas e Acumuladores Industriais | Industrial Batteries and Accumulators

Chumbo Ácido | Lead-Acid 0,0300

Lítio | Lithium 3,5483

NiCd (Níquel Cádmio) | NiCd (Nickel - Cadmium) 1,3259

NiMH (Níquel Metal Hidreto) | NiMH (Nickel – Metal Hydride) 0,4130

Outras | Others 1,7624

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Legal and Contractual Obligations for BA Members



▪ Producers and retailers, when selling portable BA, cannot detail to the end user the value of the financial fees, in their invoice sales

price.

▪ Producers and retailers of industrial batteries, when selling an accumulator, must differentiate, at a specific point in the respective

invoice, the value of the financial fees.

▪ Retailers must accept the return of BA waste, regardless of their chemistry, without charge to the end user and without the need for

them to acquire new portable BA or at a rate of one to one, in the case of industrial accumulators.

▪ The retailer is obliged to make containers available, in a well-identified and visible place, as well as information and awareness

materials, aiming to promote an efficient collection of BA waste.

▪ The retailer must ensure adequate storage and management of portable BA waste, by guaranteeing that no waste other than those intended

for the containers is placed, and that these containers are placed away from flammable material in a dry place, respecting also the indications

of their assembly.

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Legal and Contractual Obligations for BA Members



▪ Presentation of one annual report and one declaration of consolidation, per year.

▪ Submission of the annual reports at the ERP PT platform with the quantities in kilograms put on the market, on the respective period,

up to 30 days after the end of the year.

▪ Certification of annual consolidated quantities, when requested.

▪ Members can transfer the responsability of periodicaly communicate this information to the Registry Entity to the Compliance

Scheme, through a contract agreement.

▪ The quarterly invoices for each year will be based on the data provided by the Annual Declaration for the year.

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Conditions for BA Members of small dimension


▪ Members who have an annual placement of batteries and accumulators in the national market weighing 25 kilograms or less:

□ Payment of Annual Minimum Financial Contribution in the amount of € 25.00. Due at the time of accession,

and thereafter on March 20 of each year of membership.

□ Presentation of Annual Declaration submitted at the time of registration, and thereafter between January 1

and March 15 of each year of membership.

▪ Rebate Model does not apply to adherents who fall under the conditions of small size.


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BA Members – ERP Portugal Declarative and Invoicing Processes



Tasks Start Finish Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

Declaration of quantities put on the market in year N-1

which will be estimated for the year N01-jan 15-mar

Additional invoice/credit note.

Adjustment between the declaration of the quantities

estimated and the declaration of quantities declared

for year N-1

20-mar

Issue and due date of the invoice I1 = year N / 4

Based on the quantities declared (previous year)

divided by 4 if the invoicing volume exceeds 25 €/year

20-mar 04-Mai




20-jun 04-Ago



divided by 4 if the invoicing volume exceeds 25 € / year

20-Set 04-Nov




20-Dez 03-Fev

Year N Year N+1

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

45 days

45 days

45 days

45 days

45 days

ERP PORTUGAL PLATFORM


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▪ The access ERP Portugal Platform is through the to website http://www.erp-recycling.pt.

▪ Access through the top menu by clicking on "Login".

▪ After becoming a Member of ERP Portugal, the user can access its "Reserved Area", to

perform various operations, such as submission of reports and consult current accounts.

▪ When the Member registration is validated by ERP Portugal, an automatic email with

the Member’s credentials is generated and sent to the address referenced in the

contract, which can then access the "Reserved Area“.


ERP PORTUGAL PLATFORM

http://www.erp-recycling.pt/

WEEE AND WBA COLLECTION


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As part of its activity, and in order to facilitate the appropriate forwarding of the waste produced in the companies, ERP

Portugal provides a WEEE and WBA collection service.

▪ Free collection for ERP Portugal Members whenever the minimum weight of 60 kilograms is reached;

▪ To request this service, the interested ones shall send an e-mail to: [email protected], or directly

contact the operations center through the number 00351 800 20 88 89.

32 Collection Operators 8 Treatment Facilities


mailto:[email protected]

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WASTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT


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WASTE OF BATTERIES & ACCUMULATORS

FLUXO

RP&A

wBA

flow

A minha pilha usada (RP&A)My used battery (WBA)

Movimento transfronteiriço para o Tatamento

Transboundary movement for the Treatment

Posso entregá-la a um distribuidor

I may deliver it in a retailer

Posso colocá-la num DepositrãoI may put it in a Depositrão

Os RP&A vão para o contro de consolidação

The WBA go to the consolidation center

Posso entregá-la gratuitamente num centro de recepção

I can deliver it in a receiving center


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ERP Portugal implemented, at European level, an IT operations’ management tool, called Flex, which allows all intervenient in

the process to access the extranet platform, through which it is possible to monitor and intervene along the logistics chain

process, in course.

Collection Process

ERP

FLEX

Ponto de Recolha

Collection Point

Operador Recolha

Collection Operator

Unidade Tratamento

Treatment Facility


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ERP Portugal provides logistic equipment for the collection of small equipment, lamps and BA :

• Boxes for used BA

• Mixed boxes for small equipment and batteries

• “Depositrões” - containers for small equipment and lamps



CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING ACTIONS


CAMPAIGNS AND TRAINING ACTIONS

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▪ Development of awareness, communication and education initiatives among the different

target groups.

▪ Implementation of research and development projects and participation in relevant work

groups for the activity.

▪ More details at “News and Events”


https://erp-recycling.org/pt-pt/noticias-eventos/

ERP PortugalC. Emp. Ribeira da Penha LongaRua D. Dinis Bordalo Pinheiro, 467B2645-539 Alcabideche, PortugalTlf: (+351) 21 911 96 30Fax: (+351) 21 911 96 39Web: www.erp-recycling.ptCorporate: www.erp-recycling.org

http://www.erp-recycling.pt/

http://www.erp-recycling.org/

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