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What is WEEE, RoHS & ELV?

April 26, 2017elv RoHS WEEE

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What is WEEE, RoHS & ELV?

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Complementary directives from the European Union that require manufacturers, retailers, importers, exporters and consumers of electrical and electronic equipment (E&E) to participate in stringent requirements for the disposal of resulting waste. WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC covers the waste management of electrical and electronic products & requires that new equipment placed on the market within Europe must comply with the directive RoHS: Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive 2002/95/EC bans the use of certain restricted substances in end products to prevent them from entering waste streams. The directive sets maximum allowable limits of the hazardous substances Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr (VI) and Br (from brominated flame retardants: PBB & PBDE). ELV: End of Life Vehicles Prohibits the use of these hazardous substances in vehicles sold after July 2003.