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What is
WEEE?
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE), is a European Union (EU) Directive for producer
responsibility to control the disposal and treatment of
electrical and electronic waste at end of life. The
directive intent is to reduce the impact of waste
(electrical and electronic equipment) to the environment
during the product life cycle and assign financial
responsibility for the process. The WEEE Directive is
defined through individual European member state
legislation, which will encourage and set the criteria
for recycling, recovery of waste for electrical and
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What is RoHS?
RoHS is the
Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
in electrical and electronic equipment directive. It is an EU
Directive requiring producers to reduce the amount of
specified hazardous substances from their electrical and
electronic equipment. The RoHS directive provides the
structure for a unified vision from all European Union member
states for waste from electrical and electronic equipment
hazardous substance content.
Why Are WEEE & RoHS An Important Factor To Your Business
Potential?
WEEE
and RoHS directives represent a “Must Have” to continue or
begin electrical/electronic product shipments into EU member
states. In order to sustain EU market share and revenue
stream, companies doing business in EU member countries will
need to implement a plan and address WEEE and RoHS compliance.
Additionally, suppliers to these companies may be indirectly
impacted by the need to meet customer requirements.
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EU Member State Recent Interpretations -
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WEEE
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Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of
the council of January 23, 2003 on waste electrical
equipment. (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of
the council of December 8, 2003 amending Directive
2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment.
(Adobe PDF Format)
RoHS
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Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of
the council. Issued January 27, 2003. Addresses the restriction of
using certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment. (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2006/95/EC Amendment (2006/690/EC) issued
October 12, 2006 for the purposes of adapting to technical
progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament and the council as regards exemptions for
applications of lead in crystal glass (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2006/95/EC Amendment (2006/691/EC)
issued October 12, 2006 for the purposes of adapting to
technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions
for applications of lead and cadmium (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2006/95/EC Amendment (2006/692/EC) issued
October 12, 2006 for the purposes of adapting to technical
progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for
applications of Hexavalent chromium (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2006/95/EC Amendment (2006/310/EC) issued April
21, 2006 for the purposes of adapting to technical progress
the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS Exemptions) of the
European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions
for applications of lead (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2002/95/EC Amendment
(2005/747/EC)
issued October 21, 2005
for the purposes of adapting to technical progress the Annex
to Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS Exemptions) of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2002/95/EC Amendment
(2005/717/EC)
issued October 13, 2005
amending for the purposes of adapting to the technical
progress the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament, the exemption of DecaBDE, and of the Council on
the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
in electrical and electronic equipment. (Adobe PDF Format)
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Directive 2002/95/EC Amendment
(2005/618/EC) issued August 18, 2005
for the purpose of establishing the maximum concentration
values for certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment. (Adobe PDF Format)
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