ECO-COMPLIANCE: WHAT, WHEN, WHY FOCUSING ON EUROPEAN UNION AND CHINA

摘要

Companies not only need to understand the reliability issuesrnwith environmental compliance, but also how to complyrnwith the various regulations from the business end. In 2003rnthe European Union (EU) passed what was to become therninitial standard for requiring the recycling of electronics andrnelectrical equipment (EEE); as well as restricting hazardousrnmaterials in EEE. China, in 2006, was the secondrnjurisdiction to release and implement formalized legislationrnrestricting hazardous substances. Since 2006, severalrncountries have begun the process of implementing similarrnlegislation. This paper will discuss the beginnings ofrnWEEE and RoHS, as well as give an update on the currentrnstatus of the EU and China legislation. The presentationrnassociated with this paper will have the most recentrndevelopment on both directives.