Official Request for Your Input Regarding the Impact of RoHS/WEEE
Directives on Electronics Industry

 

The EU RoHS and WEEE Directives have had a significant effect on the
global electronics industry. Please take the time to communicate your
concerns and issues to the EU. 

 

The EU has hired research teams from ECOLAS (Environment Consultancy and
Assistance) and RPA (Risk & Policy Analysts) to conduct studies on both
Directives. As a result, ECOLAS and RPA have developed two
questionnaires to address RoHS and WEEE issues impacting the electronics
industry. 

 

Your input is vital in helping the EU understand the significant impact
of RoHS and WEEE on the global electronics industry, and ensuring that
your concerns are adequately addressed. Your company can request that
the information provided in the questionnaires be kept confidential. 

 

The study on RoHS will try to quantify the economic and environmental
impacts of the RoHS Directive through a Cost-Benefit Analysis. The RoHS
questionnaire focuses on the following topics: compliance costs and
benefits, technical costs of RoHS phase-outs, and social impacts with a
company profile section. 

 

The study on WEEE will assess the impacts of the Directive on innovation
and competition and seeks to identify those factors and requirements
which have critical positive or negative effects. The WEEE questionnaire
focuses on the following topics: company details, overall WEEE costs to
your company, costs associated with research and development, producer
responsibility schemes and trade issues. 

 

Take advantage of the opportunity to be involved in a process that could
potentially lead to recommendations for revision to both Directives. The
questionnaires and more information can be found at
http://leadfree.ipc.org/RoHS_WEEE_Qtn.htm.   The questionnaires must be
completed by May 25, 2007. 

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