New revised EU WEEE draft – Q&A collection NO.44/2008 Scope and definitions Transfer specific annexes on the scope of the existing WEEE directive to the RoHS directive (article 95). The scope of the WEEE Directive will refer to the relevant appendix of the 10 categories of products applicable to the RoHS Directive. Clarify equipment outside the scope of the directive (e.g. fixed installation). In the future, devices will be divided into household devices (B2C – business to consumer) and non-home devices (B2B – business to business) through work procedures (comitology). The definitions in the directive are the same as the Waste Framework directive and the "Product Marketing" definition. Added definition of "remove". The 65% WEEE collection rate proposed in the collection target is based on the average number of electronic and electrical equipment that will be on the market in the next two years. Producers are required to meet the collection rate of this proposal every year starting in 2016. This rate applies to domestic and non-domestic WEEE. For specific countries that have difficulty meeting collection targets, working procedures will allow for transitional disposal. In 2012 the European Parliament and the Council will
