Chapter 4

FROM ROHS AND WEEE TO EUP

The EU legal framework for IPP is rather complex. However, in relation to electrical and electronic products four directives are essential:

• The Directive on Waste from Electric and Electronic Equipment - "WEEE".
• The Directive on Energy Labelling
• The Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment - "RoHS".
• The Directive on the eco-design of Energy-using Products - "EuP".

The following pages will give you a basic understanding of the EU policies and legislation relevant for the electrical and electronic SMEs. Some SMEs might not experience the effects of the different EU directives directly but from customers as new or changed requirements.

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