The WEEE Directive has been transported into Hungarian Law by Government Decree no. 264/2004 adopted on 23 September 2004 (the decree’s articles came into force on different dates, but mainly on 13 August 2005). The RoHS Directive has been transposed by Ministerial Decree no. 16/2004 adopted on 8 October 2004. The above-mentioned decrees are those most relevant to the topic, but there are several more legal texts dealing with WEEE and RoHS:
Note: Underlined sections are not in line with the WEEE Directive and/or the FAQ Document of the European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/faq_weee.pdf). However, this does not mean that the national law violates European law. The discrepancies are part of the range of applications given to the national authorities by the WEEE Directive.
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Note: Underlined sections are not in line with the WEEE Directive and/or the FAQ Document of the European Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/pdf/faq_weee.pdf). However, this does not mean that the national law violates European law. The discrepancies are part of the range of applications given to the national authorities by the WEEE Directive.
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Andreas Neocleous & Co. (2009). Hungary. In: Dully, S., Ulbricht, C., Lückefett, HJ., Westkämper, E. (eds) National Registration for Producers of Electronic Waste. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92746-4_13
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