Italian legislation

The Legislative Decree 49/2014 arises from the transposition of Directive 2012/19/EU which, in order to protect the environment and human health, defines the measures and procedures necessary for the improvement, prevention and reduction of the negative impacts deriving from the production of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and associated waste, both from households and businesses.

Related to the Decree there are some Ministerial Decrees which define its implementation aspects. Below are listed the most significant ones for Producers:

• Financial guarantees Decree – Ministerial Decree No. 68 of 9 March 2017

The Decree on financial guarantees regulates the ways in which EEE Producers must provide the financial guarantees, applicable only for WEEE from private households, while professional WEEE is not subject to this provision;

• Rates Decree – Ministerial Decree of 17 June 2016
  The Ministerial Decree “Rates for covering the charges deriving from the waste management system for electrical and electronic equipment” establishes the charges and payment methods for covering the operating costs of the Supervisory and Control Committee, of the WEEE Steering Committee, of the activities performed by ISPRA for monitoring the WEEE collection rates and recovery targets, as well as for the keeping of the WEEE Register and the inspections activities by the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police).

Law No. 166 of 14 November 2024 – Conversion into law, with amendments, of the ‘Save Infractions’ Legislative Decree
The Law 166/2024 makes important changes to Legislative Decree 49/2014 in order to support the recovery and valorization of strategic raw materials that can be generated by WEEE recycling, to simplify the collection and storage of WEEE, and to ensure the efficient use of the eco-contribution.  In particular, the amendment to Art. 11 of Legislative Decree 49/2014 defines the new simplified modalities for the take-back of WEEE in ‘One to One’ and ‘One to Zero’ modes.