This fee has been in force in Spain since 2005 and its aim is:
To control the generation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, as well as to ensure its proper management.
Spanish law dictates that the responsibility for WEEE management lies in producers (whether these be manufacturers, distributors, or importers). This can be through adherence to a Collective Extended Producer Responsibility System (SCRAP) or the establishment of an individual system.
This means that consumers pay for subsequent management when they buy any product.