Regulations, 2004

L.N. 393 of 2004

ECO-CONTRIBUTION ACT, 2004

(ACT NO XII OF 2004)

Eco-Contribution Act, (Amendment of First Schedule)

Regulations, 2004

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 13(1)(c) of the

Eco-Contribution Act, hereinafter referred to as “the Act”, the

Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment, with the concurrence

of the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has made the

following regulations

(1) The title of these regulations is the Eco-Contribution

Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Regulations 2004, and they shall

be read and construed as one with the First Schedule to the Eco-

Contribution Act, which First Schedule is hereinafter referred to in

these regulations as “the Schedule”.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1 st

September, 2004.

Under the General Notes and Rules for Interpretation in

the Schedule, there shall be added the following paragraph

“(3) Unless otherwise provided for in this Schedule, all

categories of product groups subject to eco-contribution include

only the complete final product.”.

For the list in the Schedule, there shall be substituted the

following

DESCRIPTION

ECO-CONTRIBUTION

CARBUOYS, BOTTLES, FLASKS, JARS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS MADE OF PLASTIC, GLASS OR

METAL, CONTAINING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BEVERAGES

Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not

containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow

Lm0.01

Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other

sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including

fruit or vegetable juices of heading 2009

Lm0.01

Beer made from malt

Lm0.01

Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of

heading 2009

Lm0.05

Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances

Lm0.05

Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented

beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not

elsewhere specified or included

Lm0.05

DESCRIPTION

Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol;

spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages

EMPTY CARBUOYS, BOTTLES, FLASKS, JARS, AND OTHER CONTAINERS MADE OF PLASTIC, GLASS

OR METAL, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

Articles for the conveyance or packing of beverages

Articles for the conveyance or packing of beverages

Cans of aluminium for the conveyance or packing of beverages

TOILETRIES AND WASHING PREPARATIONS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

Perfumes and toilet waters

Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin

(other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure

or pedicure preparations

Pre-shave, shaving or aftershave preparations, personal deodorants, bathpreparations,

depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere

specified or included; prepared room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or

having disinfectant properties

Organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface-active preparations,

washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning

preparations, whether or not containing soap, other than those of heading 3401,

not including preparations of heading 340220 or of heading 340290

TYRES FOR MOTOR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, not including tyres of heading 401150

Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, of rubber

BATTERIES AND ACCUMULATORS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

Primary cells and primary batteries

Electric accumulators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

PETROLEUM OILS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

Lubricating oils; other oils

For undergoing a specific process

For undergoing chemical transformation by a process other than those specified

in respect of subheading 2710 19 71

For other purposes

Motor oils, compressor lube oils, turbine lube oils

Liquids for hydraulic purposes

White oils, liquid paraffin

Gear oils and reductor oils

Metal-working compounds, mould release oils, anti-corrosion oils

Electrical insulating oils

Other lubricating oils and other oils

OIL FILTERS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADING

Oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines

WHITE GOODS, UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS

Cooling and refrigerating equipment

Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for

changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which

the humidity cannot be separately regulated

Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or

other but excluding refrigeration apparatus under heading 841850; heat pumps

other than air-conditioning machines of heading 8415

Other refrigeration or freezing chests, cabinets, display counters, showcases and

similar refrigerating or freezing furniture

DESCRIPTION

ECO-CONTRIBUTION

Water Heaters

Instantaneous water heaters

Other electric water heaters

Instantaneous gas water heaters

Other water heaters, non-electric

Monitors and TV equipment

Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast

receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus; video monitors

and video projectors; not including colour television apparatus with integral tube

with a diagonal measurement ofthe screen exceeding 52 cm

Colour TV receivers with integral tube, screen width/height ratio less than 1.5,

diagonal screen measurement exceeding 52cm but not exceeding 72 cm

Colour TV receivers with integral tube, screen width/height ratio less than 1.5,

diagonal screen measurement exceeding 72cm

Computer monitor

Telecommunications equipment

Mobile telephones (For cellular networks)

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, including line telephone

sets with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current

line systems or for digital line systems; videophones; not including parts thereof

Appliances used for washing and cooking

Dishwashing machines of the household type

Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which

both wash and dry

Microwave ovens

Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters, of a

weight exceeding 2 kg.

Ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters falling under

headings 7321, of a weight exceeding 2 kg.

Ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings; grillers and roasters falling under

headings 8419, of a weight exceeding 2 kg.