Court of Justice of the EU: collection of waste solar panels before 2012 not necessarily duty of producer
In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice ruled on the validity of the rules for collecting electronic waste. Besides confirming that the collection duty also applies to solar panels, the Court declared the WEEE-directive invalid for products put on the market between 2005-2012. For these products, collection is not necessarily a duty for the producer, but can also be borne by the user.
