Conflict Minerals: Europe and Electronics: A Roundup of Legislation in 2014


Jan 19, 2015 | Gary Nevison, Evertiq
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While Conflict Minerals legislation and RoHS2 (Recast) are amongst the more well known ones, other decrees were modified over the course of 2014, including those relating to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and batteries. However, legislation officers aren’t quite settling in for a quiet year in 2015 - recasts remain imminent for EMC, LVD and other New Legislation Frameworks (NLF).

With regards to WEE2, how to define dual use continues to be a topic of heightened interest and, as such, the UK Department of Business Innovation and Skills is aiming to publish its guidelines early this year. WEE2 itself has updated its list of Frequently Asked Questions to also cover issues relating treatment facilities, monitoring, inspection stands, options, definitions and collection.