Selective treatment for materials and components of waste electrical and electronic equipment referred to in Article 8(2)
1. As a minimum the following substances, mixtures and components have to be removed from any separately collected WEEE:
— polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) containing capacitors in accordance with Council Directive 96/59/EC of 16 September 1996 on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (PCB/PCT) ( 1 ),
— mercury containing components, such as switches or backlighting lamps,
— batteries,
— printed circuit boards of mobile phones generally, and of other devices if the surface of the printed circuit board is greater than 10 square centimetres,
— toner cartridges, liquid and paste, as well as colour toner,
— plastic containing brominated flame retardants,
— asbestos waste and components which contain asbestos,
— cathode ray tubes,
— chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), hydrocarbons (HC),
— gas discharge lamps,
— liquid crystal displays (together with their casing where appropriate) of a surface greater than 100 square centimetres and all those back-lighted with gas discharge lamps,
— external electric cables,
— components containing refractory ceramic fibres as described in Commission Directive 97/69/EC of 5 December 1997 adapting to technical progress for the 23rd time Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances ( 2 ),
— components containing radioactive substances with the exception of components that are below the exemption thresholds set in Article 3 of and Annex I to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation ( 3 ),
— electrolyte capacitors containing substances of concern (height > 25 mm, diameter > 25 mm or proportionately similar volume).
These substances, mixtures and components shall be disposed of or recovered in compliance with Directive 2008/98/EC.