ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of March 7, 2018 No. 212

About approval of the Regulations on waste of the electric and electronic equipment

Based on part (15) Article 12 and part (7) article 50 of the Law No. 209 of July 29, 2016 on waste (The official monitor of the Republic of Moldova, 2016, Art. No. 459-471, 916), with subsequent changes and amendments, DECIDES: the Government

1. Approve Regulations on waste of the electric and electronic equipment it (is applied).

2. To impose control over the implementation of this resolution on the Ministry of the environment.

3. This resolution becomes effective after 6 months from the date of publication.

Approved by the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova of March 7, 2018 No. 212

Regulations on waste of the electric and electronic equipment

The regulations on waste of the electric and electronic equipment (further - the Provision) shift the Directive 2012/19/EU of the European parliament and Council of July 4, 2012 about waste of the electric and electronic equipment published in the Official magazine of the European Union by L 197 of July 24, 2012.

I. General provisions

1. This Provision regulates waste management of the electric and electronic equipment (further - OEEO), formed from the electric and electronic equipment (further - EEO) listed in appendix No. 1A for the purpose of prevention or reduction of impact by the environment and human health, promoting thus sustainable development of society and enforcement of provisions of Article 12, 12-1 and 12-2 Laws No. 209/2016 on waste. Application of this provision will promote improvement of efficiency of environment protection and health of the population by means of prevention or reducing negative effects of formation of waste and management of them, and also by increase in efficiency of their use when preserving social stability and the economic acceptability for ensuring transition to circular economy.

2. This Provision establishes conditions of environmental protection and health of all those who are involved in lifecycle of the electric and electronic equipment (further - EEO), and also the producers, importers, distributors, consumers and economic agents who are directly participating in collection, processing, recirculation, conversion and environmentally friendly removal of OEEO.

3. All falls under action of requirements of this provision the EEO placed in the market, listed in appendix No. 1-A, except for specified in Item 5. Appendix No. 1-B is contained by the EEO not exhaustive list, belonging to the categories specified in appendix No. 1-A (open scope).

4. Requirements of this provision are applied without prejudice to the national legal system to requirements for environmental protection, health of the population, waste management and chemicals or designings of products.

5. Exception of requirements of this provision are:

1) the equipment necessary for protection of essential interests of homeland security, including the arms, ammunition and military materials used especially for the military purposes;

2) the equipment designed and established as part of the equipment of other type which does not enter scope and can carry out the role only if it is switched on in the corresponding equipment;

3) glow lamps;

4) the equipment designed for start in airspace;

5) large-size industrial stationary devices;

6) large-size stationary installations, except the equipment which is switched on in them, but which was not specially designed and established as part of these installations;

7) not examined vehicles for transportation of passengers or loads, except electric two-wheeled vehicles;

8) the off-road self-propelled machines intended only for professional use;

9) the equipment designed specially in the research purposes and available is exclusive during transactions between the companies;

10) medical devices and medical products for diagnostics of in vitro if infection of such products until the end of their lifecycle, and also the active implanted medical products is supposed;

11) No. 577 is excluded according to the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova of 10.09.2025;

12) No. 577 is excluded according to the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova of 10.09.2025.

6. The equipment similar (the equipment for the same or similar use) to that which is provided in the subitem 1) of Item 5, not intended for the purposes with military specifics falls under requirements of this provision.

6-1. The following fulfilled equipment is not considered waste and falls under action of provisions of Items 115-126:

1) the equipment which is not intended for one of the transactions mentioned in appendices 1 and 2 to the Law No. 209/2016 on waste (transaction on conversion or removal), and intended for reutilization is direct or expanded the initial owner of waste for the purpose of for which it was intended initially;

2) the equipment intended for the analysis of repair or recovery for elimination of defects for the purpose of reutilization or expanded use by the initial owner of waste for the purpose of for which intended initially.

7. In content of this provision, in addition to determinations from the Law No. 209 of July 29, 2016 on waste, the stated below concepts which have the following value are applied:

1) the electric and electronic equipment (EEO) - the equipment which proper functioning depends on electric currents or electromagnetic fields and the equipment on generation, transportation and measurement of these currents and fields from the categories specified in appendix No. 1A, and the designed for use at tension which is not exceeding or equal 1000 volts of alternating current or 1500 volts of direct current;

2) waste of the electric and electronic equipment (OEEO) - the electronic and electric equipment which is waste according to provisions of article 50 of the Law No. 209 of July 29, 2016 on waste including all components, nodes and consumable materials which are integral part of the equipment at the moment when they become waste;

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