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EPR Certification for Electronic
(E-Waste Products)
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What is EPR certification?
The EPR Certificate for Electronics is a mandatory Certification in the Indian market for all notified electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) before selling them in India. This certificate is issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change. This certificate ensures that manufacturers / producers take responsibility for the management of electronic waste generated from their products.
Note:
EPR certification for electronics is also commonly known as EPR electronics, EPR certification, EPR license for electronics, EPR Registration, and EPR Authorization.
Who needs an EPR for Electronics?
Importers (Producers), Recyclers, Refurbishers, and Indian manufacturers of notified electrical and electronic equipment in the Indian market need an EPR Certification. Please refer to the applicable product checklist to confirm the applicability for EPR Certification for electronics.
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Standard Costing and Timeline for EPR (E-Waste)
Costing for EPR certification
| Component | Fees |
| Application | Rs 2500 to Maximum (Depending on Company Turnover) |
| Other Charges (If applicable) | Varies according to product and business type |
| Consultancy charge | Varies |
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Standard Timeline for EPR for Electronics
The standard timeline to get an EPR certification is approximately 15-30 working days.
How to Get EPR Certification for Electronics?
Required Documents for EPR Certification
The list of documents required for EPR certification for E-waste is as follows:
- Basic documents related to the Firm / Company
- Details of the authorised signatory
- Product details and specifications
- Plans and flowcharts for the collection and recycling of Electronics
- CTE/CTO consents, Agreement copies with dealers, recyclers, collection centres, disposal facilities, etc.
Complete Procedure to Get EPR Certification for Electronics
To register for an EPR on e-waste, take these steps:
Preparation of the Documents
The applicant should prepare the documents as per the prescribed checklist.
Submission of the Application
The applicant needs to submit the application along with the required documents to the EPR authorities to initiate the registration process.
Review and verification
CPCB verifies the application, documents, and necessary facilities.
Grant of EPR Certification
After verifying the details and credibility, the EPR Certification for electronics will be granted to the applicant.
Other Important Guidelines for EPR Certification for Electronics
1. E-waste Management Rules
The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of the Government of India announced that the E-Waste (Management) Rules, in May 2022, are essential to deal with the growing problem of negligent e-waste management in the country. These requirements apply to any Business Firm / Company that sells, transfers, refurbishes, dismantles, or recycles electronic & electronic equipment.
The essential requirements of these rules are as follows:
- Compulsory registration on the CPCB: The E-Waste (Management) Rules require all manufacturers, producers, recyclers, and refurbishers to register on the CPCB portal along with their action plan to manage, collect, recycle, and refurbish the e-waste.
- Collection and safe disposal: All entities that have registered on the portal are supposed to collect electrical and electronic equipment during the process of their manufacturing and production to dispose of or recycle them responsibly.
- File returns regularly: They are supposed to file annual or quarterly returns of their targets on the portal, as and when required.
- Spread awareness: The manufacturers, producers, recyclers, and refurbishers must spread awareness through social media, campaigns, advertisements, and other forms of communication about the sustainable disposal of e-waste.
- Align infrastructure with set standards: The recyclers must ensure that the recycling infrastructure complies with the standards as laid down in the regulations to ensure effective recycling of e-waste. Recyclers must also ensure that the residue from the recycling process is disposed of in authorised storage facilities.
- Maintain and furnish records: The entities must maintain records of their collection, recycling, refurbishing, and dismantling data to furnish to the CPCB as and when required.
- Authorities oversee completion of targets: CPCB and SPCB must ensure that the manufacturers, producers, recyclers, and refurbishers have completed their EPR registration for e-waste management and are completing their respective targets of collection, recycling, and refurbishing.
- Submit reports and plans: The CPCB under these regulations must also submit annual reports indicating the plan and recommendations of the e-waste rules to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change.
- Compensation guidelines to be followed: The CPCB is also responsible for laying down environmental compensation guidelines concerning the violations of the E-waste rules.
2. Key Responsibilities of Manufacturers Under EPRA for Electronics (E-waste)
Manufacturers falling under EPRA's purview are required to fulfil several significant responsibilities:
- Futuristic approach: Create electronic products with an emphasis on being easily recyclable and disassemblable.
- Infrastructure in place: Establish and support systems for gathering and recycling end-of-life electronic products.
- Record keeping: Keep meticulous records of the volume and varieties of electronic products introduced to the market and monitor collection and recycling initiatives.
- Spread awareness: Inform consumers about responsible disposal methods and stress the significance of recycling electronic waste (E-waste)
3. Validity and Renewal
The validity of the EPR registration certificate is 5 years, and it can be extended subsequently. To renew it, you will be required to submit certain documents and pay the applicable fees.
4. Format of EPR Certification
The specimen copy of the EPR Authorization Certificate for reference purposes is as below:
5. Post CPCB Approval for Electronics
After obtaining EPR Authorization from CPCB, it is essential to be aware of the following:
- Ongoing monitoring: After granting EPR Authorization, the CPCB will forward the EPR Plan to the respective State Pollution Control Board.
- Scrutiny of the Plan: The State Pollution Control Board will keep a close eye on how well the EPR Authorization and the plan that came with it are followed. They will also act when there are cases of non-compliance and let the CPCB know right away.
- Random audits: CPCB has the power to do random checks to make sure that the rules are being followed.
- Submit annual reports: EPR Authorized units must send in reports every year and keep their records up to date about how they handle e-waste.
- Checks for meeting RoHS Standards: CPCB can check electrical and electronic devices that are sold on the market to make sure they meet RoHS standards. The EPR Authorized group will pay for the costs of getting and testing samples.
6. Exemption Criteria for Products
| * Please refer to the exemption criteria given below the table: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | Category/Product | Point. No. | Exemption Criteria for particular Substances |
| (B-5) * | Fluorescent and other Mercury containing lamps | 1 | Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): |
| (a) | for general lighting purposes <30 W: 2.5 mg | ||
| (b) | for general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and <50 W: 3.5mg | ||
| (c) | for general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and <150 W: 5mg | ||
| (d) | for general lighting purposes ≥150 W: 15 mg | ||
| (e) | for general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape and tube diameter ≤17 mm: 7mg | ||
| (f) | for special purposes:5 mg | ||
| (B-5) * | Fluorescent and other Mercury containing lamps | 2.(a) | Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp): |
| -1 | Tri-band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter < 9mm (e.g.T2): 4mg | ||
| -2 | Tri-band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter ≥ 9 mm and | ||
| ≤ 17 mm (e.g., T5): 3 mg | |||
| -3 | Tri- band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter >17 mm and | ||
| ≤ 28 mm (e.g., T8): 3.5 mg | |||
| -4 | Tri-band phosphor with normal life time and a tube diameter >28 mm (e.g., T12):3.5 mg | ||
| -5 | Tri-band phosphor with long life time (≥25000 h):5mg | ||
| (B-15) * | Luminaries for fluorescent lamps with the exception of luminaries in households | 2.(b) | Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): |
| -1 | Linear halo phosphate lamps with tube >28 mm (e.g., T 10 and T12):10 mg | ||
| -2 | Non-linear halo phosphate lamps (all diameters):15mg | ||
| -3 | Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter >17 mm (e.g.T9):15 mg | ||
| -4 | Lamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g., induction lamps):15mg | ||
| 3 | Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes not exceeding (per lamp): | ||
| (a) | Short length (< 500 mm):3.5mg | ||
| (b) | Medium length (>500 mm and<1500 mm): 5mg | ||
| (c) | Long length (>1500 mm): 13mg | ||
| (B-17) * | Low pressure sodium lamps | 4.(a) | Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps (per lamp): 15mg |
| (b) | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra>60: | ||
| (b)-I | P ≤155 W: 30 mg | ||
| (b)-II | 155 W < P <405 W: 40 mg | ||
| (b)-III | P >405 W: 40 mg | ||
| (c) | Mercury in other High-Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner): | ||
| (c)-I | P<155 W:25mg | ||
| (c)-II | 155 W < P < 405 W:30 mg | ||
| (c)-III | P >405 W:40 mg | ||
| (d) | Mercury in High Pressure Mercury (vapour) lamps (HPMV) | ||
| (e) | Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH) | ||
| (f) | Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in this Schedule | ||
| (B-16) * | High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps | 5.(a) | Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes |
| (b) | Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0.2% by weight | ||
| (B-16) * | High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps | 6.(a) | Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes and in galvanized steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight |
| (b) | Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead by weight | ||
| (c) | Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight | ||
| (B-16) * | High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps | 7.(a) | Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e., lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead) |
| (b) | Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission, and network management for telecommunications | ||
| (c) | Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other than dielectric ceramic in capacitors, e.g., piezo electronic devices, or in a glass or ceramic matrix compound. | ||
| (d) | Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or250 V DC or higher | ||
| (e) | Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125V AC or 250 V DC | ||
| (B-18) * | Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light excluding filament bulbs | 8.(a) | Cadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet type thermal cut-offs |
| (b) | Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contracts | ||
| (B-18) * | Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light excluding filament bulbs | 9 | Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up to 0.75% by weight in the cooling solution |
| (a) | Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing compressors for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) application. | ||
| 10.(a) | Lead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems | ||
| (b) | Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems | ||
| 11 | Lead as a coating material for the thermal conduction module C- ring | ||
| 12.(a) | Lead in white glasses used for optical applications | ||
| (b) | Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards. | ||
| 13 | Lead in solders consisting of more than two elements for the connection between the pins and the package of microprocessors with a lead content of more than 80% and less than 85% by weight | ||
| 14 | Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages. | ||
| 15 | Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes | ||
| 16 | Lead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps used for professional reprography applications. | ||
| (B-16) * &(B-18) * | High intensity discharge lamps, including pressure sodium lamps and metal halide lamps. & Other lighting or equipment for the purpose of spreading or controlling light excluding filament bulbs | 17.(a) | Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1% lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as specialty lamps for diazo printing reprography, lithography, insect traps, photochemical and curing processes containing phosphors such as SMS ((Sr, Ba)2Mg Si2O7: Pb) |
| (b) | Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1% lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as sun tanning lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (Ba Si2O5: Pb) | ||
| 18 | Lead with PbBiSn-Hg and PblnSn-Hg in specific compositions as main amalgam and with PbSn-Hg as auxiliary amalgam in very compact energy saving lamps (ESL) | ||
| 19 | Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear substrates of flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) | ||
| 20 | Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses | ||
| 21 | Lead in finishes of fine pitch components other than connectors with a pitch of 0.65 mm and less | ||
| 22 | Lead in solders for the soldering to machine through hole discoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer capacitors | ||
| 23 | Lead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays (SED) used in structural elements, notably in the seal frit and frit ring. | ||
| 24 | Lead oxide in the glass envelope of black light blue lamps | ||
| 25 | Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered (designated to operate for several hours at acoustic power levels of 125 dB SPL and above) loudspeakers | ||
| 26 | Lead bound in crystal glass | ||
| 27 | Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors located directly on the voice coil in transducers used in high-powered loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB(A) and more | ||
| 28 | Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which e.g., are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting) | ||
| 29 | Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton laser tubes | ||
| 30 | Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 µm diameter and less in power transformers | ||
| 31 | Lead in cermet’s-based trimmer potentiometer elements | ||
| 32 | Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma displays with a content up to 30 mg per display | ||
| 33 | Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate glass body | ||
| 34 | Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium bonded beryllium oxide | ||
| 35 | Cadmium in colour converting II-VI LEDs (<10 µg Cd per mm of light- emitting area) for use in solid state illumination or display systems. | ||
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What will happen if you do not get an EPR Registration for Electronics?
E-waste EPR compliance is a mandatory environmental requirement in India that places legal responsibility on producers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) for the end-of-life collection, recycling, and disposal of their products.
If you are selling the notified products without an EPR Registration, there might be various penalties such as:
- Imprisonment of up to 5 years
- Fines up to ₹1,00,000, or both
- Environmental compensation based on unmet e-waste targets
- Prohibition orders restricting manufacturing, import, or sale
- Seizure of non-compliant products
- Customs blocks, marketplace restrictions, and daily penalties for continuing offences
- Liability may also extend to directors and responsible officers who may face personal prosecution unless they prove due diligence and lack of knowledge
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