Compliance of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016

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....eference, important provisions of said "E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016" in relation to Import and Export are reproducedbelow: Rule 2 Application: These rules shall apply to every manufacturer, producer, consumer, bulk consumer, collection centres, dealers, e-retailer, refurbisher, dismantler and recycler involved in manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, collection, storage and processing of e-waste or electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I, including their components, consumables, parts and spares which make the product operational but shall not apply to - (b) Micro enterprises as defined in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006); Rule 3 Definitions: (p) 'Electrical and Electr....

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.... spares under its ownbrand; or (II) Offers to sell under its own brand, assembled electrical and electronic equipment and their components or consumables or parts or spares produced by other manufacturers or suppliers; or (ii) Offers to sell imported electrical and electronic equipment and their components or consumables or parts orspares; Rule 5.Responsibilities of the producer. - The producer of electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I shall be responsible for - (1) Implementing the Extended Producers Responsibility with the following frameworks, namely:- (a) collection and channelisation of e-waste generated from the „end-of-life‟ of their products or „end-of-life‟ products with same electric....

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....Electrical and Electronic Equipment and their components or consumables or parts or spares do not contain Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers beyond a maximum concentration value of 0.1% by weight in homogenousmaterialsforlead,mercury,hexavalentchromium,polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers and of 0.01% by weight in homogenous materials for cadmium. Sub-rule (4):Every producer of applications listed in Schedule II shall ensure that the limits of hazardous substances as given in Schedule II are to be complied. Rule 17.Duties of authorities. - Subject to other provisions of these rules, the authorities shall perform duties as specified in Schedule IV.....