Purpose
The purpose of the Supreme Decree is to establish the post-use collection and recovery goals along with other obligations associated with priority products, namely batteries and electrical and electronic devices, to prevent the generation of waste and promote its reuse or recovery.
Regulated Priority Products
The regulated priority products include:
- Batteries: Any source of electrical energy obtained by direct transformation of chemical energy.
- Electrical and Electronic Devices: All devices and components requiring electric current or electromagnetic fields to function properly, intended for use with a nominal voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts in alternating current and 1,500 volts in direct current.
Preliminary Draft
The preliminary draft proposes to regulate all batteries and electronic and electrical devices introduced into the market, in accordance with the third article of the decree.
Categories and Subcategories
Four categories of batteries and electrical devices are established:
- Large Appliances: Any electrical and electronic appliances with an external dimension greater than 50 centimeters.
- Small Appliances: Electrical and electronic appliances not included in the Large Devices category.
- Large Batteries: Batteries weighing more than 5 kilograms.
- Small Batteries: Batteries not included in the Large Batteries category.
Subcategories of the Large Appliances Category
- Temperature Exchange Devices
- Other Large Devices
- Photovoltaic panels
Collection and Recovery Goals
The collection and recovery goals for batteries and electrical and electronic devices are as follows:
- First Year: 3%
- Second Year: 5%
- Third Year: 8%
- Fourth Year: 12%
- Fifth Year: 16%
- Sixth Year: 20%
- Seventh Year: 24%
- Eighth Year: 30%
- Ninth Year: 37%
- From the Tenth Year: 45%
Reports
The management systems must submit an annual progress report and a final report, indicating the activities carried out. The final report must be certified by external auditors as referred to in article 22 of Law No. 20,920.
Obligations for Marketers
As of January 1 of the third calendar year following the entry into force of this decree, marketers of batteries and electrical and electronic devices are required to accept, free of charge, spent batteries and/or obsolete electrical and electronic devices equal in amount to the new batteries and devices acquired by consumers.
Obligations before the National Customs Service
Producers introducing batteries and electrical and electronic devices into the national market must certify to the National Customs Service, upon submitting the import declaration, that they are part of a management system authorized by the Ministry. Additionally, producers must submit a sworn statement compliant with the prohibition established in article 36.
Entry into Force
The goals and associated obligations will enter into force 24 months after the publication of the Supreme Decree.
Publication Details
- Publication Date: 10-MAR-2022
- Enactment Date: 28-FEB-2022