We are pleased that the Court has upheld REPIC’s position that the deliberate over-collection of WEEE is unlawful.
The judgment made clear that compliance schemes must have a viable plan in place to collect no more and no less WEEE than is necessary to meet their particular obligations. Commenting on the judgement Dr Philip Morton, Chief Executive of REPIC said "if schemes deliberately over-collect in breach of that plan they will be in breach of their ongoing conditions of approval and guilty of a criminal offence. This is consistent with the view that REPIC has held since the implementation of the WEEE Regulations. REPIC has long campaigned to stop the wilful and deliberate over-collection by some schemes undermining the UK WEEE system. This judgment will provide the regulator with the clarity and direction it needs to take appropriate enforcement action against schemes, and we look forward to more proactive enforcement in the future and welcome the positive changes that such enforcement will bring.
Our decision to launch the judicial review process has been vindicated. This can only benefit all stakeholders and assist in improving the UK WEEE system and achieving the fundamental objectives of the WEEE Directive."
REPIC would like to thank all those who have given their support and we look forward to continuing with our hard work to achieve the important objectives arising under the WEEE Regulations.
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