Are WEEE and ROHS Single Market Directives?
‘Single Market’ Directives are a specific type of EU legislation that apply to all member States and must be implemented in the same way to prevent differences in interpretation across the Union. This is especially important for Directives setting standards for products, since it means that manufacturers won’t have to make different products for each member State. The WEEE Directive is not a single market Directive. It sets minimum criteria that member States may exceed if they wish. The ROHS Directive is a single market Directive, since it sets product standards.
