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WEEE RoHS Directives

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives, introduced in 2005 by the European Union, affects companies selling a broad range of electrical goods in Europe.

"Directives 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment are designed to tackle the fast increasing waste stream of electrical and electronic equipment and complements European Union measures on landfill and incineration of waste. Increased recycling of electrical and electronic equipment will limit the total quantity of waste going to final disposal. Producers will be responsible for taking back and recycling electrical and electronic equipment. This will provide incentives to design electrical and electronic equipment in an environmentally more efficient way, which takes waste management aspects fully into account."
(Source - Europa the portal site of the European Union http://europa.eu)

For information and updates on the implementation of WEEE/RoHS, please visit and/or contact:


The Commercial Service European Union Office:
http://www.buyusa.gov/europeanunion/weee.html


UK Government:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) *
Ministerial Correspondence Unit
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
UK
Tel: 44 (0) 20 7215 5000
Fax: 44 (0) 20 7215 0105
email us: enquiries@N0SPAM.bis.gsi.gov.uk

Useful Links in the UK: http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/sustainability/weee/page30269.html http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/sustainability/rohs/page29048.html

*BIS replaced the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) in June 2009. Before BERR was created in June 2007, the department was known as the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI).


The Commercial Service in the UK:
John Coronado, Commercial Officer
Email: John.Coronado@N0SPAM.mail.doc.gov
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7894 0419


The European Union:
The European Commission's WEEE/RoHS Directive pages
The European Commission's WEEE/RoHS FAQ Information Sheet

Please also visit our Other EU Updates page for information on EU-related events including webinars and seminars.