Date: 2015-03-13Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The Central Govt. hereby makes the following rules to amend the e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, These rules may be called the e-waste (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2015.
Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change amends the e-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011. The amendments address rules related to components of electrical and electronic equipment, product user documentation, and timelines for achieving targets. These rules were published on March 13, 2015, and come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to e-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011:
* **Rule 1**: These rules are called the e-waste Management and Handling Amendment Rules, 2015.
* **Rule 2**: The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Changes to Rule 13:
* **Sub-rule 3**: Replaces the phrase regarding components of electrical and electronic equipment manufactured or placed in the market six years before commencement, with "electrical and electronic equipment and their components manufactured and placed in the market prior to 1st May, 2014."
* **Sub-rule 4**: Replaces the requirement for detailed information on equipment constituents in the product information booklet with a declaration in the product user documentation stating compliance with e-waste Management and Handling Rules, 2011.
* **Sub-rule 7**: Substitutes the phrase "achieved within a period of two years from the date of commencement of these rules" with "effective from 1st May, 2014."
Changes to Schedule II:
* Replaces serial numbers 2 a1 and 2 a 2 and their entries regarding Triband phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter 9 mm e.g.T2:4mg 2a2 Triband phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter 9 mm and 17 mm e.g.T5 : 3 mg.
Impact Analysis:
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturers:
* Impact: Must comply with the amended rules regarding manufacturing dates and product documentation.
* Action Required: Ensure products manufactured after May 1, 2014, meet the updated standards; include declarations of compliance in product user documentation.
Consumers/Users of Electrical and Electronic Equipment:
* Impact: Will receive updated product documentation with compliance declarations.
* Action Required: Be aware of the compliance declarations in product documentation.
Regulatory Bodies:
* Impact: Responsible for enforcing the amended e-waste management rules.
* Action Required: Update enforcement procedures to reflect the new rules and ensure compliance.
Key Entities Referenced
Environment Protection Act, 1986: A key environmental legislation in India, providing the framework for environmental protection and regulation.
ewaste Management and Handling Rules, 2011: The principal rules being amended, concerning the management and handling of electronic waste in India.
ewaste Management and Handling Amendment Rules, 2015: The amending rules that modify the ewaste Management and Handling Rules, 2011.
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental policy and regulation.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
BISHWANATH SINHA: Joint Secretary, HSMD, signatory of the notification.
1st May, 2014: A date mentioned in the amended rules, relevant to the applicability of certain provisions.
The Gazette of India: The official government publication in which the principal rules were published.
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th March, 2015
S.O. 745(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 8 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act,
1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the e-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules, 2011, namely:—
(1) These rules may be called the e-waste (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011, (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 13,—
(i) in sub-rule (3), for the words “components of electrical and electronic equipment manufactured or
placed in the market six years before the date of commencement of these rules” , the following
words and figures shall be substituted, namely:—
“electrical and electronic equipment and their components manufactured and placed in the market
prior to 1st May , 2014”;
(ii) in sub-rule (4), for the words “the detailed information on the constituents of the equipment shall be
provided in the product information booklet”, the following words and figures shall be substituted,
namely:—
“a declaration shall be provided in the product user documentation to the effect that product
complies with e-waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011”;
(iii) in sub-rule (7), for the words “achieved within a period of two years from the date of commencement
of these rules”, the words and figures “effective from 1st May, 2014”, shall be substituted.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(ii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
3. in the said rules, in Schedule II, for serial numbers 2(a) (1) and 2 (a) (2) and the entries relating thereto, the
following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely:—
2 (a)(1) Tri-band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter ≤9 mm (e.g.T2):4mg
2(a)(2) Tri-band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter > 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g.T5) : 3 mg
[F. No. 23-267/2013-HSMD]
BISHWANATH SINHA, Jt. Secy.
Note.– The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification number S.O. 1035(E),
dated the 12th May, 2011.
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