STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 143 of 2010 ———————— WASTE MANAGEMENT (WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2010
Source: Iris Oifigiúl Edition No. 28 2010-04-09 00523-00523

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Waste Management (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) (Amendment) Regulations 2010.
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paragraphs: The purposes for which these Regulations are made include the purpose of giving effect to Article 5 of Directive 2008/112/EC 1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC 2 , 88/378/EEC 3 , 1999/13/EC 4 and Directives 2000/53/EC 5 , 2002/96/EC 6 and 2004/42/EC 7 of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 8 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.
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paragraphs: (1) Article 5(5) of these Regulations shall come into operation on the day after the date on which notice of their making is published in the Iris OifigiÃºil.
(2) Article 5(1) of these Regulations shall come into operation on 1 June 2010.
(3) Articles 5(2) and 5(4) of these Regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 2010.
(4) Article 5(3) of these Regulations shall come into operation on 1 June 2015.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations, any reference to a Schedule, Part or Article that is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule, Part or Article of these Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to a sub-article or paragraph that is not otherwise identified is a reference to the sub-article or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs.
(3) In these Regulations—
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paragraphs: (1) The Principal Regulations are amended by substituting for article 2 the following:—
“Purpose of Regulations
2. The purposes for which these Regulations are made include the purpose of giving effect to provisions of European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/96/EC of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/108/EC of 8 December 2003 amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment and by Article 5 of Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.”.
(2) Article 3(3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of “dangerous substance or preparation” the following:—
“‘dangerous substance or mixture’ means any mixture which has to be considered dangerous under Directive 1999/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 1999 concerning the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations or any substance which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures—
(i) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2, 2.15 types A to F,
(ii) hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects, 3.9 and 3.10,
(iii) hazard class 4.1, or
(iv) hazard class 5.1;”.
(3) Article 3(3) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of “dangerous substance or mixture” the following:—
“‘dangerous substance or mixture’ means any substance or mixture which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures—
(i) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2, 2.15 types A to F,
(ii) hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects, 3.9 and 3.10,
(iii) hazard class 4.1, or
(iv) hazard class 5.1;”.
(4) Article 25 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (c) the following:—
“(c) the location of dangerous substances and mixtures,”.
(5) Article 39(2) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraph (c) the following:—
“(c) unless the waste electrical and electronic equipment will be reused or eventually treated at an appropriate facility in accordance with the technical requirements as set out in Annex II of the Directive, subject to any amendment that may be made to that Annex from time to time.”.