S.L. 549.89 Art. 11Recovery targets.

(1) Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with regulation 5 and sent for treatment in accordance with regulations 8, 9 and 10, producers or third parties acting on their behalf or on behalf of authorised representatives shall achieve the minimum targets set out Schedule 5.

(2) The achievement of the targets shall be calculated, for each category, by dividing the weight of the WEEE that enters the recovery or recycling/preparing for re-use facility, after proper treatment in accordance with regulation 8(2) with regard to recovery or recycling, by the weight of all separately collected WEEE for each category, expressed as a percentage. Preliminary activities including sorting and storage prior to recovery shall not count towards the achievement of these targets.

(3) The competent authority shall ensure that, for the purpose of calculating these targets, producers or third parties acting on their behalf or on behalf of authorised representatives shall keep records on the weight of WEEE, its components, materials or substances when leaving (output) the collection facility, entering (input) and leaving (output) the treatment facilities and when entering (input) the recovery or recycling/preparing the re-use facility. The competent authority shall also ensure that records on the weight of products and materials when leaving (output) the recovery or recycling/preparing for re-use facility are kept.

(4) The competent authority shall encourage the development

* OJ L 316, 4,12,2007, p. 6 of new recovery, recycling and treatment technologies.