The new RoHS Directive 2001/65/EU (RoHS 2) entered into force on 21 July 2011 and requires Member States to transpose the provisions into their respective national laws by 2  January 2013. At the 2011 RoHS/WEEE Technical Adaptation Committee meeting, the Commission and Member States established an official working group, pursuant to the TAC rules of procedure, for the preparation of a RoHS 2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document. The working group completed its work in June 2012. The consolidated version can be found here: 

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/events_rohs3_en.htm.
 
The FAQ are intended to help economic operators interpret the provisions of RoHS 2 in order to ensure compliance with the Directive’s requirements. They are considered a ‘living document’ and may be revised in the future. In this light, stakeholder comments on the current version with references to the respective questions and answers are welcome and can be submitted to:

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until 14 September 2012, so that they may be considered in a first revision before RoHS 2 comes into effect on 3 January 2013.
 
The existing Commission FAQ document related to 2002/95/EC will remain valid until that Directive is repealed on the same date. 


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