These Regulations transpose the permit requirements of Article 6 and Annexes II and III of Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (OJ No. L37, 13.2.2003, p24) as amended by Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ No. L345, 31.12.2003, p. 106)

These Regulations amend the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003. They provide for exemptions from permit requirements for treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (“WEEE”), together with exemptions from the permit requirements of Council Directive 2006/12/EC on waste (OJ No. L114, 27.4.2006, p. 9) for the purposes of storing WEEE.

Regulation 3 and Schedule 1 amend the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 for the purpose of providing new exemptions for the treatment and for the storage of WEEE, amending existing exemptions and making other amendments to the Regulations.

Regulation 4 and Schedule 2 set out the transitional arrangements for existing licence holders and establishments and undertakings that have extant registrations.

Copies of a full Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to these Regulations can be obtained from Environmental Policy Division, 20-24 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2GP.