EN 50419:2022

Marking of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in respect to separate collection of waste EEE (WEEE) EN 50419:2022

Publication date:   Jan 17, 2023

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60.60 Standard published   Jul 8, 2022

CENELEC

CLC/TC 111X Environment

European Norm

01.080.40   Graphical symbols for use on electrical and electronics engineering drawings, diagrams, charts and in relevant technical product documentation | 29.020   Electrical engineering in general | 31.020   Electronic components in general

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This document specifies a marking
— of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with a view to minimizing the disposal of waste EEE (WEEE) as unsorted waste and to facilitating its separate collection.
NOTE 1 This is in accordance with Article 14(4) of Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE, recast)
— that serves to clearly identify the producer of the equipment and
— that the equipment has been put on the market after 13 August 2005.
NOTE 2 This is in accordance with Articles 12(3) and 15(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE, recast)
— that applies to categories of electrical and electronic equipment subject to WEEE collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal as defined by European and national regulations, provided the equipment concerned is not part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of above mentioned regulations.
NOTE 3 This is in accordance with Article 2 and Annexes I – IV of Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE, recast) [1]
The definition of a technical carrier medium for machine based identifying the producer, such as a barcode, electronic data medium or microchip, is not covered by this document.

Related legislation

Legislation related to this standard

2012/19/EU

Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Life cycle

PREVIOUSLY

PUBLISHED
EN 50419:2006

NOW

PUBLISHED
EN 50419:2022
60.60 Standard published
Jul 8, 2022