RS-BNA-MAY_12_06 Colombia - Proposed Bill on Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment Handling
04/11/2012
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- The House of Representatives of the Congress of Columbia has introduced a bill on the comprehensive management of waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE). The bill, Draft Law 277 of 2011, would require manufacturers and importers of electric and electronic equipment to establish a take-back management system to ensure the sound management of these products. Consumers would have to dispose of WEEE at authorized collection points. Manufacturers and importers would also have to provide information to consumers, comply with design requirements, and ensure that electronic waste is not disposed of in landfills. WEEE covered under the proposed law would be further detailed in an implementing regulation.