(1) The following manufacturers must register with ecology and participate in a CEP recycling plan:
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Type of Manufacturer
Type of Manufacturer | Initial Registration Due Date | Must be Listed as a Plan Participant By: |
Existing manufacturers | Those entities whose CEPs are offered for sale or sold in or into Washington state, as of December 8, 2006. | On or before January 1, 2007. | No later than February 1, 2008. |
New manufacturers to Washington state | Those entities whose CEPs are offered for sale or sold in or into Washington state for the first time after December 8, 2006. | Prior to the offering for sale of their CEPs in or into WA. | Within thirty days of ecology approving registration. |
(2) A manufacturer is registered under this chapter when:
(a) Ecology has determined the manufacturer's registration form is complete and accurate; and
(b) The manufacturer has paid the required administrative fee (see WAC
173-900-280).
(3) Registration under this chapter is only for purposes of administering the electronic product recycling program, and does not constitute endorsement by ecology of a particular registrant.
(4) A manufacturer must participate in either the standard plan or, if approved, an independent plan.
(5) In the event that the plan fails to meet the manufacturers' obligations under this chapter, each manufacturer participating in the plan retains responsibility and liability, including financial liability, for the collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of the manufacturer's equivalent share of CEPs as described in this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
70.95N.230. WSR 16-06-107 (Order 15-03), § 173-900-200, filed 3/1/16, effective 4/1/16. Statutory Authority: Chapters
70.95N, 70.105, and
70.105D RCW. WSR 07-21-013 (Order 07-05), § 173-900-200, filed 10/5/07, effective 11/5/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.95N RCW. WSR 06-23-040 (Order 06-07), § 173-900-200, filed 11/7/06, effective 12/8/06.]