In a significant move to improve sustainability and accountability in electronic waste management, the Council has approved crucial amendments to the EU law on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These changes aim to align the directive with a key 2022 the EU Court of Justice decision, ensuring a fairer approach to extended producer responsibility, particularly concerning the disposal of photovoltaic panels.
In response to judicial scrutiny, the recent revisions were made following a critical 2022 Court of Justice ruling that exposed issues with retroactively applying the directive’s extended producer responsibility for waste from photovoltaic panels sold between 13 August 2005 and 13 August 2012.
