WEEE and RoHS in the EU-25 vs. similar worldwide activities

• Autorzy: Gilge A. , Luckner E.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Worldwide a lot of regulations are affecting the business transactions of all companies within the electronic and electrical industry. The special consequence of two of these regulations from the European Union - namely the WEEE directive 2002/96/EC (waste electrical and electronic equipment) and the RoHS directive 2002/95/EC (restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) - will be described below. But not only the European Union is implementing such legislation. That is why also an overview of similar regulations from outside Europe will be presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

RoHS directives; WEEE directives; hazardous substances; electronic equipment

PL

dyrektywa RoHS; dyrektywa WEEE; substancje niebezpieczne; sprzęt elektroniczny

• Wydawca: Przemysłowy Instytut Elektroniki
• Czasopismo: Prace Przemysłowego Instytutu Elektroniki
• Rocznik: 2006
• Tom: nr 153
• Strony: 113--120
• Opis fizyczny: . Bibliogr. 4 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Gilge A.

autor

Luckner E.

• KERP Center of Excellence Electronics & Environment, Meldemannstrasse 18/4, A-1200 Vienna, Austria,

Bibliografia

• [1], [3] DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, Brussels 2002
• [2] DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), Brussels 2002
• [4] Catherine Day, Frequently Asked Questions on Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Brussels 2005