The industry's long-awaited draft FAQ on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste Directive was published in July 2013. The guidelines, published by the European Commission's Environment Directorate, aim to assist manufacturers in understanding the requirements of Directive 2012/19/EU, the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive). The directive has been revised and the revised version came into effect on August 13, 2012. EU member states must convert it into national legislation and implement it domestically before February 14, 2014; the old WEEE directive of 2002 will also be abolished on that day. When the committee prepared its latest draft FAQs, it took two approaches. First, the FAQ document published in August 2006 should remain unchanged, except for provisions whose legal basis has been changed by the revised version of the Directive. Second, if the second edition FAQ document of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS Directive) answers the same question, the answer should be the same as the answer to the WEEE Directive FAQ (unless the two questions involve different matters). The FAQ is a guidance document and is not legally binding. The committee may update the document as necessary. The committee will solicit industry opinions on the draft FAQs for the WEEE Directive until August 30, 2013. The revised version of the WEEE Directive aims to increase the recovery, recycling and recycling rate of waste electrical and electronic products in the European Union. The scope will gradually expand to all waste electrical and electronic products, but there are certain exemptions. According to the revised version of the Directive, the definition of "producer" includes importers. WE