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EU Directives

The Directives on Waste and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) essentially aim to:

  • improve product design,
  • reduce WEEE disposal,
  • achieve specified targets for recovery, reuse and recycling for different classes of WEEE,
  • provide for a free producer take-back scheme for consumers of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment,
  • provide for the establishment by producers of systems for the treatment of WEEE, and
  • restrict the use of hazardous substances and materials in electrical and electronic equipment.

WEEE and RoHS Directives:

WEEE
WEEE Directive
Amendment to Article 9 of WEEE Directive

RoHS 
RoHS Directive

RoHs Directive Amendments:

Commission Decision (2005/618/EC) of August 2005 amending the Annex to the Directive as regards maximum concentration values for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl, ethers (PBDE) and cadmium.

Commission Decision (2005/717/EC) of October 2005 amending the Annex to the Directive

Commission Decision (2005/747/EC) of October 2005 amending the Annex to the Directive

Commission Decision (2006/310/EC) of 21 April 2006 amending, the Annex to the Directive as regards exemptions for applications of lead 

Commission Decision (2006/690/EC) of October 2006 amending the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC as regards exemptions for of lead in crystal glass

Commission Decision (2006/691/EC) of October 2006 amending the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC as regards exemptions for of lead and cadmium

Commission Decision (2006/692/EC) of October 2006 amending the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC as regards exemptions of hexavalent chromium

 

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