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The producer of specified product is a natural person entrepreneur or a legal person established for the purpose of business, which produces or imports specified products on the territory of the Slovak Republic.

The producer of a specified product shall be understood as:

  • producer of electrical equipment (§ 32 of the Act),
  • producer of batteries and accumulators (§ 42 of the Act),
  • producer of packaging (§ 52 of the Act),
  • producer of vehicles (§ 60 of the Act),
  • tyre producer (Section 69 of the Act),
  • producer of a non-packaging product (Section 73 of the Act).

The producer of a specified product is obliged to be registered in the Register of Manufacturers of a Specified Product:

  • Register of packaging producers (§52)
  • Register of non-packaging products producer (§73)
  • Register of producer of electrical equipment (§32)
  • Register of producers of batteries and accumulators (§42)
  • Register of tyre producers (§69)
  • Register of Automobile producers (§60)

An authorized representative is a legal person or a natural person entrepreneur who is authorised under the Waste Act to enter into all rights and obligations of a producer of specified products for the purpose of fulfilling all obligations under the Waste Act.

The basic specified duties are regulated by Section 27(4) of Act No. 79/2015 Coll. as amended by the following legislation:

  • registration in the register of specified products and notification of changes in the register
  • ensuring the material composition of specified products
  • appointing an authorised representative, if required by law pursuant to §§18-20 of the Act
  • to fulfil the information obligation towards the public and the producer of the dedicated waste stream, as well as towards the end-users
  • ensure that the targets are met, that the dedicated waste stream is managed and that the dedicated waste stream is recovered and recycled at least to the extent of the targets and limits set
  • keeping and maintaining records and reporting data therefrom to the Ministry
  • calculate its collection and market share
  • ensure that the municipalities take the full amount of the collected municipal waste stream and finance the management of the dedicated waste stream so collected on an ongoing basis
  • THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIED OBLIGATIONS IS REGULATED BY §29 OF THE ACT
  • REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS ARE REGULATED BY §30 OF THE ACT

The specified obligations of producers of specified products, distributors and other persons in relation to a specific specified product are regulated by special provisions of Act No 79/2015 Coll. on Waste, in particular :

  • ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRICAL WASTE – §§ 32-41
  • BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS – §§ 42 – 51
  • PACKAGING – §§ 52 – 55
  • VEHICLES AND OLD VEHICLES – §§ 60 – 68
  • TYRES AND WASTE TYRES – §§ 69 – 72
  • NON-PACKAGING PRODUCTS – §§ 73 – 75

Extended producer responsibility is the set of obligations of the producer of a specified product, as laid down in Act No 79/2015 Coll. on Waste, applicable to the product during all phases of its life cycle, aimed at preventing the generation of waste from the specified product (hereinafter referred to as “the specified waste stream”) and enhancing the reuse, recycling or other recovery of this waste stream.

The content of the extended producer responsibility shall consist of the requirements laid down to ensure the material composition or design of the dedicated product, to ensure information on its composition and on the management of the dedicated waste stream, to ensure the management of the dedicated waste stream and to ensure the financial coverage of those activities.

Sanctions are regulated by Section 117 of Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on Waste. The sanctions are systematised according to the severity of the violation of the law into 6 bands:

  • Paragraph 1 – from EUR 500 to EUR 50,000
  • Paragraph 2 – from EUR 800 to EUR 80,000
  • Paragraph 3 – from EUR 1,200 to EUR 120,000
  • Paragraph 4 – from EUR 1,500 to EUR 200,000
  • Paragraph 5 – from EUR 2 000 to EUR 250 000
  • Paragraph 6 – from EUR 4 000 to EUR 350 000.

If the obliged person fails to comply with the law and receives measures imposed to remedy the deficiencies, but fails to comply with these measures or repeatedly breaches the obligation, a further fine of up to twice the upper limit of the fine imposed under the Waste Act shall be imposed.

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