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Glossary:Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

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Waste means any substance or object which the holder disposes of or is required to dispose of pursuant to the provisions of national law in force.

Electrical and electronic equipment or EEE means equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1 000 volts for alternating current and 1 500 volts for direct current.


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