Joining
A producer applying for
membership in ICT Producer Co-operative fills out ICT membership
application available at the link below and sends it to ICT Producer Co-operative.
Approval
of membership
application will be notified to the producer by email. ICT Producer Co-operative's members are also notified to the producer register of the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Pirkanmaa.
A company joining in ICT Producer Co-operative can also register affiliates that
put electrical and electronic equipment on Finnish market. Affiliates
are registered under parent company's membership and the parent company
needs to include affiliates on it's own recycling fee reports and
annual reports. Affiliates cannot report on their own. Affiliates can
be regisrered with the ICT Affiliate Form below.
Admittance fee, contribution and annual fee
The admittance fee determined on the basis of
turnover of electrical and electronic equipment falling within the scope of the WEEE directive
is:
- Sales of electrical and electronic
equipment less than 1 million euros, admittance fee 500 euros,
- Sales of electrical and electronic
equipment less than 10 million euros, admittance fee 1,500 euros,
- Sales of electrical and electronic
equipment more than 10 million euros, admittance fee 3,000 euros,
The contribution of ICT Producer Co-operative
is 100 euros. The contribution will be repaid if the company terminates its
membership.
If a company produces
electrical and electronic equipment only suitable for company use (B2B) an annual fee
of 250 euros is charged from the company.
Recycling fees and reporting
For electrical and electronic equipment put on the Finnish market, suitable for household use and falling within the scope
of the WEEE directive (B2C), a recycling fee subject to the price list of the
Elker will be charged. For the products in question ICT Producer
Co-operative requests reports every 3 months (four times a year). Recycling
fees are charged from the producer based on the reports.
Recycling fees of consumer products are based
on the recycling costs of equipment returned to recycling. The costs in
question are allocated between producers in accordance with the number of
equipment put on the market by them. The recycling fees of business products become payable when the equipment are returned for recycling.
If a company has put electrical and electronic equipment on the Finnish market before joining producer organisation recycling fee reports for B2C products need to be filled in retrospectively for three years prior to the joining year.
The recycling fee price list of the Elker is
intended exclusively for the members. In matters involving pricing a new
company joining the membership of the producer organisation can seek advise
from employees of Elker.
Recycling fee as part of product price
Recycling fee is a fixed part of product cost
which forms part of product price from producer to end-user. After 2011 the
recycling fee should not be shown separately from product price. Until then the
practice can be settled by the producers.
