Are we done yet?
For companies producing electronic and electrical equipment, the answer is, unfortunately, no. Just when companies have managed compliance to the European Union’s Waste Electronic Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the upcoming Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) deadline, additional environmental regulations are appearing on the horizon.
New environmental regulations such as China RoHS/WEEE, EuP, Japan RoHS, U.S. Mercury, REACH, and a variety of other energy efficiency/stand-by and packaging requirements are the next wave in the ongoing stream of new product requirements being imposed around the world.
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