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Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (product take-back and end-of-life treatment requirements). |
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Early drafts included material bans subsequently separated and included into proposed Directive on Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) |
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| • ROHS: |
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Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The directive restricts use of Pb, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and certain halogenated flame retardants (PBB, PBDE). |
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Exemptions in directive Annex include high melting temperature tin-lead solders containing >85% lead (e.g. C4-type flipchip bumps) |
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| • Legislative History: |
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First reading in European Parliament: May 2001 |
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European Council draft common position: June 2001 |
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Second reading in European Parliament: April 2002 |
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European Parliament/Council Conciliation Committee convened September 2002 |
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Conciliation process completed October 2002 |
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ROHS Directive published February 2003: ROHS Directive 2002/95/EC |
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WEEE Directive published February 2003: WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC |
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First additions to exemption annex to ROHS adopted by Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) in December 2004. Exemptions confirmed by TAC in March 2005 for submission to European Parliament. Publication pending review by European Council |
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Exemption annex adopted based on the Commission Decision 2005/747/EC to amend the Annex to the RoHS Directive, published in the Official Journal of the European Union, dated October 25, 2005.
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WEEE/ROHS information page
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