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Legislation Europe - WEEE & RoHS

 

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, became European Law in February 2003, setting collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods.

The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on the manufacturers of such equipment. Those companies should establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of charge". Also, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecological-friendly manner, either by ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE.

 

European Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) 

 

Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), Jan 2003 (english)

 

Richtlinie 2002/96/EG über Elektro- und Elektronik-Altgeräte (WEEE), Jan 2003 (german)

 

Joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission relating to Article 9 of Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE), Feb 2003

 

Directive 2003/108/EC amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), Dec 2003

 

The impact of the WEEE and RoHS Directives on the collection of spent rechargeable batteries, June 2003 (source: SANYO Component Europe GmbH)

 

  

European Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS)

 

Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS), Jan 2003 (english) 

 

Richtlinie 2002/95/EG zur Beschränkung der Verwendung bestimmter gefährlicher Stoffe in Elektro- und Elektronikgeräten (RoHS), Jan 2003 (german)

 

Commission Decision amending Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS), Aug 2005

 

RoHS Compatibility (source: SANYO Component Europe GmbH)

 

Lead-free soldering (source: SANYO Component Europe GmbH)