Jim and Nick:

I have been following the lead free discussion and I do not think anyone has
expressed a "limited vision".  Just because some members are currently faced
with the assessing the technical impact of going lead free does not mean
they are not seeing the whole picture.  Nick is right, currently there is no
vehicle available to discuss the politics, but the question remains: Should
there be a technical forum and a political forum or should both view points
be discussed in one place?  I believe that if there is to be any real dialog
on the lead free topic ( both technical and political) then perspectives
should not be judged, but argued.

Jennifer Atchison
American Competitiveness Institute
610-362-1200 ext.261


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jim Smith
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 1:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [LF] Proposed EC WEEE Directives
>
>
> Nick:
>
> No apologies are necessary (despite the limited vision expressed by
> certain members of this list).
>
> Your information is valuable. Further, the on-going work by your
> department to maintain rational discussion of the lead-free issue
> (addressing the substantive problems as well as the political forces)
> has greatly encouraged me over the months. Please keep up the good work
> and public postings.
>
> Jim Smith
> Managing Director
> Cambridge Management Sciences, Inc.
> 4285 45th St. S.
> St. Petersburg, FL 33711-4431
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> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > Apologies for continuing the political theme but there isn't another
> > forum available at present!
> >
> > I've seen quite a number of postings concerning what can be done about
> > making an input into the proposed directives.
> >
> > You may be interested to know that UK's Department of Trade & Industry
> > has just published a consultation paper seeking input on the subject
> > of both the WEEE proposal and the materials bans, more properly
> > titled  'Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in
> > Electrical and Electronic Equipment'.
> >
> > This can be viewed at
> > http://www.dti.gov.uk/support/waste_electrical.pdf
> >
> > I would be very interested to hear if any other EC member state is
> > undertaking any public consultation.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Nick
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