The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006

Suspension and cancellation of approval

50.—(1) The appropriate authority may suspend or cancel the approval of an ATF or exporter where it appears to it that—

(a)in the case of an AATF, the operator of that AATF has failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with any of the conditions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 8;

(b)in the case of an exporter, the person who is approved has failed, or is likely to fail, to comply with any of the conditions specified in Part 3 of Schedule 8; or

(c)the operator of an AATF or the approved exporter has knowingly or recklessly supplied false information—

(i)in his application for approval made under regulation 47 or 48,

(ii)in the case of an AATF, in connection with compliance with any of the conditions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 8, or

(iii)in the case of an approved exporter, in connection with compliance with any of the conditions specified in Part 3 of Schedule 8.

(2) Where the appropriate authority is no longer satisfied that the requirements of Article 6(4) of the Directive are met in relation to WEEE exported to a site outside the EEA, the appropriate authority shall cancel the approval of an exporter to the extent that it relates to that site.

(3) Where the appropriate authority suspends or cancels a grant of approval under paragraph (1) or cancels the approval of an exporter to the extent that it relates to a site under paragraph (2), it shall serve on the operator of the ATF or the exporter concerned a notification in writing stating—

(a)its decision to cancel or suspend (as the case may be) the grant of approval;

(b)its reasons for the decision;

(c)the right of appeal under Part 12;

(d)in the case of a cancellation, the date when the cancellation will take effect, not being earlier than the expiration of the time limit for an appeal against the notice as provided for in Schedule 11; and

(e)in the case of a suspension,

(i)the date when the suspension will take effect, not being earlier than the date of receipt of the notification; and

(ii)the period of the suspension or any steps which are required to be taken in order to bring the suspension to an end.

(4) The approval of an ATF or an exporter shall be deemed to be cancelled—

(a)on the date on which the approved facility ceases to be an ATF;

(b)on the date on which the person who is approved ceases to be an exporter;

(c)in the case where operator of an AATF requests that a grant of approval that relates to that AATF should be cancelled, with effect from the date of cancellation specified by that operator; or

(d)in the case where an approved exporter requests that a grant of approval that relates to him should be cancelled, with effect from the date of cancellation specified by that exporter.