Table of Contents

 1     Scope          
 2     References
 3     Definitions 
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere          
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation              
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms
 5     Conventions             
 6     Objectives and benefits of the extended producer responsibility system            
        6.1     Support and incentivize improvements in product design and production systems
        6.2     Benefits of extended producer responsibility systems    
 7     Challenges facing the adoption and implementation of extended producer responsibility systems    
 8     Extended producer responsibility implementation models in terms of responsibility and compulsiveness    
        8.1     Voluntary versus legislation or compulsory        
        8.2     Individual producer responsibility versus collective producer responsibility            
        8.3     Voluntary or mandated product take back systems         
 9     Allocation of responsibilities and stakeholders            
        9.1     Responsibility of producers      
        9.2     The government          
        9.3     Retailers and vendors 
        9.4     Consumers     
10     Prerequisites for extended producer responsibility development: Available options      
       10.1     The financial burden  
       10.2     Scope of items subject to extended producer responsibility        
       10.3     Scope of duties           
       10.4     Complying recycling duties      
       10.5     Subsidies        
       10.6     Administration of an extended producer responsibility system   
       10.7     Organizational aspects             
11     Supplementary measures required to implement extended producer responsibility models              
       11.1     Review of existing laws and new legislation     
       11.2     Survey on the status of e-waste generation and management   
       11.3     Establishing an efficient collection system        
       11.4     Free riders and illegal dumping              
       11.5     Research and development for up-cycling         
       11.6     Protection of data privacy       
Annex A – Terms of reference for a take back committee    
        A.1     Structure        
        A.2     Action             
        A.3     Stakeholders  
        A.4     Process and indicative timeline              
        A.5     Working group on e-waste policy and legislation            
        A.6     Working group on e-waste financing    
        A.7     Working group on standards, monitoring and capacity building  
Appendix I – Extended producer responsibility in Europe    
Appendix II – Extended producer responsibility in France    
       II.1     General background information on French regulation [b-Orange-France, 2017]  
Appendix III – Extended producer responsibility in South Korea: Eco-assurance system    
      III.1     Background and development [b-KSP]  
      III.2     Items under the Eco-assurance System 
      III.3     Scope of producers under obligation     
      III.4     Duties of producers     
      III.5     Precautionary duties   
      III.6     Recycling duties            
Appendix IV – Extended producer responsibility in Japan: Home Appliance Recycling Act    
       IV.1     Background to the Home Appliance Recycling Act 2001
       IV.2     Objectives of the Act  
       IV.3     Targeted products      
       IV.4     Responsibilities under the Act 
       IV.5     Cost-bearing mechanism          
       IV.6     Targets set under the Home Appliance Recycling Act     
       IV.7     Penalties        
       IV.8     Transparency of the selection of the collectors
       IV.9     Other related policies 
Appendix V – Information on international convention (This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)    
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