RS-BNA-JUL_12_09 Lithuania - The Keeping of Records of Products and Waste Management Reports
06/14/2012
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- The Ministry of the Environment has issued amendments to an order regarding the keeping of records of products placed on the market and the provision of waste management reports. The rule requires producers and importers of oil, vehicles, electric and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and accumulators, and other taxable products that manage the waste of those products by themselves to provide information about the organization of waste management activities and public education and awareness, to the Regional Environmental Protection Departments or the Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency following a specific template. In addition, the rule requires producers and importers of electric and electronic equipment to submit copies of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) management contracts. The rule is effective Jan. 1, 2013.