Registration deadlines; information to be included in registration; updates

Sec. 1. (a) A manufacturer of video display devices that are sold or offered for sale to households as of January 1 of a program year shall submit a registration to the department not later than March 1 of that program year. (b) A manufacturer of video display devices that begin to be sold or offered for sale to households after January 1 of a program year shall submit a registration to the department not later than: (1) twenty (20) days after the date on which the manufacturer's video display devices begin to be sold or offered for sale, for the program year in which the manufacturer's video display devices begin to be sold or offered for sale to households; and (2) for succeeding program years in which the manufacturer continues as a manufacturer of video display devices that are sold or offered for sale to households, on the date specified in subsection (a). (c) A registration submitted under this section must include the following: (1) A list of the brands of video display devices of the manufacturer that are offered for sale in Indiana, regardless of whether the manufacturer owns or licenses the brand. (2) The name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for ensuring compliance with this article. The department shall post the contact information provided by each manufacturer under this subdivision on a website. (3) A certification that the manufacturer or the manufacturer's agent has complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of this article. (4) An estimate, based on national sales data, of the total weight in pounds of the manufacturer's video display devices that have been sold to households during the most recent twelve (12) months: (A) that precede the date of registration; and (B) for which that data is available. (5) A demonstration of how the manufacturer plans, in the program year for which the registration is submitted, to meet the recycling goal stated in IC 13-20.5-4-1. (6) A statement that discloses whether: (A) any video display devices of the manufacturer that have been sold to households exceed the maximum concentration values established: (i) for lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (pbbs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbdes); and (ii) under the directive restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and Council, as amended; or (B) the manufacturer has received an exemption from any of the maximum concentration values under the RoHS Directive that has been approved and published by the European Commission. (d) A manufacturer shall update the manufacturer's registration under this section not more than ten (10) days after the date on which the manufacturer changes the brand or brands of video display devices of the manufacturer that are sold or offered for sale to households.