Open Scope WEEE: what changes and why it matters for companies

open scope raee what changes and how to comply

As of August 15, 2018, the "Open Scope" replaced the old closed list of ten WEEE categories in Directive 2012/19/EU. All EEE must now fall into one of the six categories in Annex III, regardless of sector or intended use. In practice, if a device depends on electricity (or electromagnetic fields) it enters the scope [...]