No. 21065
Promulgation Date 2025-10-01
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Relationship to other statutes)
Article 4 (Responsibilities of the State and local governments)
Article 5 (Responsibilities of business operators)
Article 6 (Responsibility of citizens)
Article 7 (Enhancement of international cooperation)
Article 8 Deleted.
CHAPTER II RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ON ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES
Article 9 (Products subject to restriction on use of hazardous substances and maximum levels of contents thereof)
Article 10 (Guidelines for improvement of materials and structure)
Article 11 (Public disclosure of compliance with restrictions on use of hazardous substances)
Article 12 (Furnishing information on recycling, proposals for improvement of materials and structure and other matters)
Article 13 (Reporting on compliance with recommendations for promotion of recycling)
Article 14 (Efforts to ensure safety and durability by improvement of materials and structure)
CHAPTER III RECYCLING OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
SECTION 1 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Article 15 (Duty of electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers subject to mandatory recycling to collect, transfer, and recycle)
Article 16 (Management of recycling targets and mandatory recycling quantity of electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers subject to mandatory recycling)
Article 16-2 (Recycling methods and standards for electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers subject to mandatory recycling)
Article 16-3 (Collection of substances inducing changes in climate or ecosystem by electrical and electronic equipment manufacturers subject to mandatory recycling)
Article 16-4 (Duty of distributors of electrical and electronic equipment to collect and transfer)
Article 17 (Submission of plan to recycle or collect)
Article 18 (Collection of recycling charges of electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 18-2 (Collection of charges for collecting electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 18-3 (Handling of charges for recycling electrical and electronic equipment, charges for collecting electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 18-4 (Payment of charges by credit card)
Article 18-5 (Deferment of collection and installment payments of charges for recycling electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 19 (Uses of charges for recycling electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 20 (Support for facilitating recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 20-2 Deleted.
Article 20-3 Deleted.
Article 20-4 (Establishment and operation of future waste resources base collection center)
Article 21 (Establishment of mutual aid association for recycling electrical and electronic equipment)
Article 22 (Authorization of mutual aid association)
Article 22-2 (Corrective orders)
Article 22-3 (Revocation of authorization)
Article 23 (Allotted contributions)
Article 24 (Application mutatis mutandis of the Civil Act)
SECTION 2 End-of-Life Vehicles
Article 25 (Observance of rate for recycling end-of-life vehicles)
Article 26 (Recycling method of end-of-life vehicles)
Article 27 (Collection and storage of climate/ecosystem-changing substances)
Article 28 (Appropriation for expenses for treatment and recycling of end-of-life vehicles)
Article 29 (Formation of business association)
Article 30 (Procedure for authorization of business associations)
Article 31 (Report on recycling of end-of-life vehicles)
CHAPTER IV REGISTRATION OF RECYCLING BUSINESS
Article 32 (Registration of end-of-life vehicle recycling business)
Article 32-2 (Registration of waste gas treatment business)
Article 33 (Grounds of disqualification)
Article 33-2 (Issuance of registration certificates)
Article 33-3 (Report on suspension, closure and resumption of business)
Article 34 (Revocation of registration)
Article 34-2 (Imposition and collection of penalty surcharges)
Article 34-3 (Orders requiring treatment of wastes)
Article 35 (Succession to status of end-of-life vehicle recycler or waste gas treatment business operator)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 36 (Keeping and preservation of books of account)
Article 37 (Reporting and inspections)
Article 38 (Establishment and operation of business management information system)
Article 39 (Duty of transporters or recyclers to prepare and submit control records)
Article 40 (Cooperation of relevant institutions)
Article 41 (Hearings)
Article 42 (Delegation and entrustment of authority)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 43 (Penalty provisions)
Article 44 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 45 (Administrative fines)
Article 46 (Imposition and collection of administrative fines)
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