Are there exceptions or additions to the WEEE Directive in Austria?
There are no exceptions to the WEEE Directive in Austria, however, there are three national additions: 1) National legislation excludes retailers with a sales area of less than 150 m² from the obligation to take back WEEE from consumers on a 1:1 basis; 2) Producers and/or collection and recovery providers must set up at least one collection point per district; 3) WEEE goods must be sorted into five collection categories that reflect the traditional Austrian collection categories (i.e. large appliances, cooling equipment, CRTs, small appliances and gas discharge lamps).
