Get Online PRO Authorization in India

The procedure for obtaining PRO authorization from the CPCB is as follows:

• The applicant should prepare an application form in the prescribed format (Form 1B) along with a declaration and an undertaking that the information provided is true and correct and that the applicant will comply with the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and the guidelines issued by the CPCB.

• The applicant should prepare an EPR plan containing the detailed plan of the applicant for achieving the EPR targets set by the CPCB for the producers for whom the PRO will take the responsibility of collecting and channelizing the e-waste. The EPR plan should also contain the details of the collection mechanism, the channelization mechanism, the documentation mechanism, the record-keeping mechanism, the reporting mechanism and the verification mechanism to be adopted by the applicant. The EPR plan should be prepared as per the guidelines and formats issued by the CPCB.

• The applicant should submit the application form, the EPR plan and the relevant documents and information to the CPCB along with the application fee of Rs. 1 lakh.

• The CPCB will validate and evaluate the application and the documents and information submitted by the applicant and will give feedback, comments and suggestions to the applicant within 60 days of the receipt of the application.

• The applicant should respond to the feedback, comments and suggestions of the CPCB and should make the necessary changes or modifications in the application or the documents or the information as required by the CPCB.

• The CPCB will appraise the revised application and the documents and information submitted by the applicant and will give a recommendation on whether the PRO authorization should be granted or not within 30 days of the receipt of the revised application.

• The CPCB will grant the PRO authorization to the applicant after recording the reasons for such a decision in writing. The PRO authorization will be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue or as specified by the CPCB.

• The CPCB will issue a certificate of registration to the applicant along with a draft summary of the product’s characteristics, the package leaflet, and the proposed text for the packaging.

The applicant is required to comply with the following mandatory requirements attached with the service of obtaining PRO authorization:

• The applicant should comply with all the terms and conditions of the PRO authorization granted by the CPCB and should implement the EPR plan, the collection mechanism, the channelization mechanism, the documentation mechanism, the record-keeping mechanism, the reporting mechanism and the verification mechanism as per the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and the guidelines issued by the CPCB.

• The applicant should comply with all the applicable laws and regulations related to the e-waste management and should obtain and maintain the consent to establish or the consent to operate or the authorization or the registration or the license or any other document that indicates the approval of the concerned regulatory authority for the collection and channelization of e-waste.

• The applicant should conduct regular monitoring of the e-waste parameters and should submit periodic reports on the e-waste performance and compliance to the CPCB or the State Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control Committees or the concerned regulatory authority as per the prescribed frequency and format.

• The applicant should conduct annual verification or validation of the e-waste performance and compliance by the CPCB or the State Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control Committees or any other authority and should submit the verification or validation report to the CPCB or the State Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control Committees or the concerned regulatory authority as per the prescribed frequency and format.

• The applicant should display the PRO authorization and the verification or validation report or the e-waste statement or the e-waste performance report or the e-waste compliance report or any other document that indicates the performance and compliance of the applicant with respect to the e-waste management at a conspicuous place at the office of the applicant or the website of the applicant or the CPCB.

• The applicant should cooperate with the inspection or verification or audit or investigation or inquiry or enforcement or adjudication or litigation or arbitration or mediation or conciliation or any other process or action initiated by the CPCB or the State Pollution Control Boards or the Pollution Control Committees or the concerned regulatory authority or the court or the tribunal or any other competent authority with respect to the e-waste management and should provide all the necessary information and documents and should implement all the directions or orders or decisions or awards or settlements or agreements or any other outcomes of such process or action.