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New round of RoHS Stakeholder consultation:

 

FYI

 

John

 

Subject: Stakeholder consultation on Adaptation to scientific and technical
progress under Directive 2002/95/EC for the purpose of a possible amendment
of the Annex.

 

Dear Madam/Sir,

 

Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of
certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
provides (ROHS) ‘that from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic
equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium,
hexavalent chromium, PBB or PBDE.’ 

 

The annex to the Directive lists a number of applications of lead, mercury,
cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of
Article 4(1).  This list of exemptions might need to be amended as
additional requests for exemptions have been submitted by industry; 

 

Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 2002/95/EC provides that materials and
components can be exempted from the substance restrictions contained in
Article 4(1) if their elimination or substitution via design changes or
materials and components which do not require any of the materials or
substances referred to therein is technically or scientifically
impracticable, or where the negative environmental, health and/or consumer
safety impacts caused by substitution outweigh the environmental, health
and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.

 

The Commission has received from industry additional requests for
applications to be exempted from the requirements of the directive that go
beyond the applications listed in the annex of the directive. 

 

According to Article 5 (2) of Directive 2002/95/EC before amending the
annex, the Commission should consult the relevant stakeholders.  

 

Therefore I like to inform you that my services intend to launch an on-line
public stakeholder consultation on the different items as mentioned above
which will run from 10 November 2006 until 10 January 2007. The consultation
will be launched with the publication of a consultation document on the
following web page: 

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/waste/weee_index.htm.

 

Interested parties are invited to send their comments by 10 January 2007 at
the latest by e-mail to [log in to unmask] or by post to:  European
Commission DG Environment, Unit G4 – Consultation Directive 2002/95/EC,
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.

 

It shall be noted that submissions containing generic comments, statements,
position papers and additional request for exemptions will not be taken into
account.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Klaus Kögler.

Head of Unit

 

Please consider the environment before deciding to print this e-mail.

 

 

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