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PORTUGAL 2009

MARKET DATA OF ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS

Summary

Legislation

Association and involved parties

EEE Market 2009

WEEE Collection

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Summary

An adequate policy for waste management should have as its main objective the prevention of its production. It is not possible to exclude totally the generation of waste. Thus it is necessary to promote its recovery, in order to reduce the amount of waste disposed of, and safeguard natural resources. Waste recovery operates specifically, through reuse, recycling and energy recovery, with both beneficial effects on the environment both within the economy. These objectives are valid for general waste and for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries (P&A). EU Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC, which gave rise to DL 230/2004, of December 10th and the DL 6/2009 of January 6th, assign responsibilities to those who are placing EEE and/or B&A in the Portuguese market, that is, the Producer

and sets rules for the environmentally sound treatment of all EEE and B&A coming to its end of life. These DL made appear the figure of the Registry - ANREEE - that is, an entity independent, nonprofit, whose mission is to register all companies that define themselves as a producer, to quantify the amounts of these products brought into Portugal, to classify products according with the DL, define market shares for management entities operating in our country. ANREEE began its registration activities in July 2005 for EEE and in December 2009 for B&A and can characterize the Portuguese market through the collection of activity reports that companies do to the

Association on a biannual basis. .

(*) European Social and Economic Committee Jul09

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Legislation

WEEE DIRECTIVE Producer» means any person who, irrespective of the selling technique, including selling through distance communication:

i) Manufactures and places EEE into the national market under its own brand;

ii) Resells under his own brand equipment produced by other suppliers;

iii) Imports or places EEE into the national market on a professional basis;

EEE» according to the definition stated in DL and in the scope of 10 Categories

10 Categories

Cat 1 Large household appliances

Cat 2 Small household appliances

Cat 3 IT and Telecom. equipment

Cat 4 Consumer equipment

Cat5 Lighting equipment

Cat 6 Electric and Electronic Tools

Cat 7 Toys, leisure and sports equipment

Cat 8 Medical devices

Cat 9 Monitoring and control instruments

Cat 10 Automatic dispensers

B&A DIRECTIVE Producer» means any natural or legal person who places, under its professional activity, for the first time in the national market, batteries or accumulators including those incorporated into appliances or vehicles, irrespective of the selling technique used, including selling by means distance; B&A according with three types: portable, industrial and automotive

WEEE DIRECTIVE STIPULATES 1 – Registration of EEE Producers

2 - Adequate Management Systems for EEE

3 – Separate Collection of WEEE, in a proportion to

at least 4 kg/inhabitant/year

4 – Rate of recycling, recovery and reuse, for each

one of the 10 Categories of WEEE

5 – Treatment of hazardous substances (CFC, PBB,

PBDE, mercury, cadmium, lead)

6 – Symbol of separate collection on EEE

7 – Producer’s registration number in invoices and

transport documents

PT000000

Management System

Collective Schemes

AMB3E ERP Portugal

Individual

APA License

•WEEE Directve 2002/96/CE

•RoHS Directive 2002/95/CE

•2006/66/CE Directive

UE

•DL 230/2004, December the 10th

•Amended by DL 174/2005, October the 25th

•DL 6/2009, January the 6th

Portugal

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Association and involved parties

ANREEE’S MISSION

ANREEE, as national register association is the only

entity able to communicate accurately in a global

perspective, the characterization of the Portuguese

market - the quantity of EEE placed on the market in

units and weights.

This characterization is based on activity reports that

all companies, that are placing EEE, deliver to

ANREEE on a biannual basis.

The register and reports of Producers are made

online through SIRP (on line platform), easily

accessible, user friendly and very effective. There are

no physical exchanges of documents to avoid

unnecessary loss. The platform is now operating 24

hours a day, 365 days a year.

Involved Parties on EEE cycle

ANREEE classifies EEE according to the 10 categories

and 104 subcategories existing on the DL, especially

those that are not explicitly described in the list in

Annex I of this diploma (grey area equipments).

ANREEE transmits all information needed for

registration, reports, legislation and producers’

responsibilities through its website (www.anreee.pt)

, which already has over 245 000 visitors.

For an effective treatment for EEE when they

become waste, it is necessary to divide the amount

of WEEE generated by the existing management

systems. ANREEE legally knows what the EEE existing

universe is and calculates market shares

corresponding to each collective scheme.

ANREEE is a founding member of EWRN - European

WEEE Register Network – a network of European

registers, on which are discussed and harmonized

matters relating to the registration procedures in

order to promote harmonization of the Registry

throughout Europe. Members of this network

represent 80% of the European market for EEE.

Environment Portuguese Agency (Ministry of Environment)

ASAE

(inspection)

IGAOT

(inspection)

Collective Schemes

AMB3E

ERP Portugal

Register Entity

ANREEE

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EEE Market 2009

REGISTER DATA

At the end of 2009 there were in Portugal about 1500 registered companies, a number higher than the existing in 2008, with an increase of 10.4%. During the year the average was 16 registrations occurring per month, compared to 18 per month in 2008. This slight decrease had to do with the crisis

situation in 2009, plus the unilateral cancellation of companies that fail to comply - many of them were already closed, leading to the distortion of our numbers. This cancellation occurred in November and corresponds to the negative peak shown in the graph.

Companies registered in ANREEE carry on activity as producers of EEE, mostly through imports originated from the EU, Southwest Asia and North America. Next in line are the manufacturers of EEE and finally, retailers of EEE under his own brand.

During 2009 we witnessed a reduction of the

slice on the companies that put less than 1500

EEE per year (small producers), which

compared with 2008 (49.1%) dropped 2.27

points. Similarly, it also decreased companies

that were placing up to 61.500 equipments on

the market (from 12.4% to 9.77%). Most

prominent are mid-size companies, which

rose 4.9 points compared to 2008.

Registration of Producers Jan 09/Mar08

Type of Producer 2009

Business Dimension 2009

Manufacturer Reseller Importer

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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUITION 2009 The territorial distribution of producers remains unchanged, continuing to verify that the concentration of producers occurs on the coast, especially in the regions of Lisbon, Porto, Aveiro and Braga.

COMPLIANCE WITH COLLECTIVE SCHEMES

The Portuguese panorama, as regards the existence of WEEE management systems, remains similar to 2008, that is, producers select Collective Schemes (AMB3E and ERP Portugal) as a solution for the treatment of EEE at the end of life. Although the legislation provides for the existence of Individual Management Systems, there is no single system formed to date.

From all registered producers, 63.3% are distributed by AMB3E and 27.5% have a contract with ERP Portugal. There is still the existence of 9.2% of companies having no management system, a number that decreased comparing with previous years.

Companies that are out of management system do not pose significant impact on the distribution of market shares. However, we find no justification in this argument for the continuity of default, which occurs in many

cases since 2005, when these companies were registered in ANREEE.

Nº de Produtores

0-10

10-50

50-100

100-300

300-400

400+

Distribution of Registered Producers by WEEE management 2009

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PLACEMENT OF EEE IN PORTUGAL 2009

During 2009, were placed about 73 million EEE. These units correspond to a weight of about 169 000 tones, which means that on average every seven Portuguese acquired equipment with 16.9 kg in total.

2009 1st SEM 09 2nd SEM 09 Total 2009

Units 33.756.570 39.375.844 73.132.414

Weight (ton) 73.532,69 95.516,37 169.049,06

Although the spectrum of crisis might led to a situation that would affect the placement of electric and electronic equipment in Portugal, this sector did not show large variations compared to 2008, which proved very positive. It also reinforced the idea that Portugal continues to consume goods of this nature, with particular emphasis on the IT and Telecommunications Equipment - about 25 million units, with mobile phones leading this Category.

In terms of types of equipment, the breakdown by Categories is presented in the next table are:

EEE placed during 2009 Units Weights (ton)

1. Large household appliances 3.366.402 94.045,51

2. Small household appliances 8.276.341 12.850,99

3. IT and Telecom. equipment 25.748.752 23.048,94

4. Consumer equipment 7.747.120 16.501,70

5. Lighting equipment 20.475.073 9.474,39

6. Electric and Electronic Tools 1.314.220 6.408,63

7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment 4.242.662 3.065,04

8. Medical devices 564.807 1.115,31

9. Monitoring and control instruments 899.657 533,96

10. Automatic dispensers 497.380 2.004,59

TOTAL 73.134.423 169.049,06

The most purchased EEE was the compact fluorescent lamp. Equipment that most contributed to the weights reported were the washing machines.

Units (million) 2009

Weights (tons) 2009

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COMPARISON WITH 2008 Globally and in respect of units placed on the market there was a slight increase of 1.44%. Compared to 2008, Category 9 - Monitoring and control instruments stands out in units that rose significantly. There was a decrease in category 5 – Lighting and 7 – Toys, Leisure and Sports.

As for the weights, there was some break in Category 4, 5 and 10, which means that there is an overall decrease of 1.26%, but generally the other categories had increases in weight of some significance, as the case of Categories 7, 8 and 9.

Comparison 2008/2009

Units ∆ Units

Weights (ton) ∆ Weight

2009 2008 2009 2008

Cat 1 3.366.402 3.089.503 8,96% 94.045,51 90.026,84 4,46%

Cat 2 8.276.341 7.329.676 12,92% 12.850,99 12.815,78 0,27%

Cat 3 25.748.752 20.702.561 24,37% 23.048,94 23.118,41 -0,30%

Cat 4 7.747.120 6.139.037 26,19% 16.501,70 18.759,95 -12,04%

Cat 5 20.475.073 25.957.390 -21,12% 9.474,39 13.763,60 -31,16%

Cat 6 1.314.220 1.367.834 -3,92% 6.408,63 6.291,79 1,86%

Cat 7 4.242.662 6.055.917 -29,94% 3.065,04 2.384,07 28,56%

Cat 8 564.807 446.702 26,44% 1.115,31 977,51 14,10%

Cat 9 899.657 499.423 80,14% 533,96 425,85 25,39%

Cat 10 497.380 506.686 -1,84% 2.004,59 2.647,53 -24,28%

TOTAL 73.134.423 72.094.729 1,44% 169.049,06 171.211,33 -1,26%

The tendency observed in 2008, which demonstrates that there is placed more of EEE on the market, but with less weight, remains in 2009.

EEE Units 08/09 EEE Weights (ton) 08/09

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WEEE Collection

The collection of WEEE is a

fundamental part in the

management of collective

schemes. The collection can

have two sources: private

users and other than private

users.

The tables presented here

relate only to WEEE collected

by the two collective schemes.

(Omitted information by indication of the Portuguese Environment Agency)

In 2009, were collected 45.179 tones of WEEE. It was thus secured and surpassed the target of 4kg (under Article 9 of Portuguese diploma). (Omitted information by indication of the Portuguese Environment Agency)

It was collected, on average in 2009, 4.5 kilograms per capita. (Omitted information by indication of the Portuguese Environment Agency)

Collection of WEEE per category 2009 Amount Collected

(ton)

1. Large household appliances 22.320,06

2. Small household appliances 3.787,83

3. IT and Telecom. equipment 12.674,49

4. Consumer equipment 3.800,83

5. Lighting equipment 572,94

6. Electric and Electronic Tools 357,66

7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment 120,95

8. Medical devices 45,90

9. Monitoring and control instruments 28,50

10. Automatic dispensers 1.469,95

Total 45.179,1

Collection of WEEE by Treatment Stream 2009

Amount Collected (ton)

Total

Cooling Equipment 6.865,84

Large household appliances 15.252,02

TV e Monitors 7.869,08

Others 14.690,95

Lamps 501,18

Total 45.179,1