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HomeStudy for the analysis of impacts from RoHS2 on non-road mobile machinery without an on-board power source, on windows and doors with electric functions, and on the refurbishment of medical devices
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The Commission has requested a detailed assessment of the impacts of RoHS 2 on the following three areas of review, with a view to a possible legal adjustment: - non-road mobile machinery; - windows and doors with electric functions; and - the refurbishment of medical devices. Against the background detailed above, the following objectives were specified for this project: - Assessment of the impacts of RoHS 2 on the three specific EEE sectors / economic operation. This assessment shall include: - Outline of the scope of the problem in terms of the products or operations of relevance in the context of compliance with RoHS 2 Article 4(1); - Compilation of information and data collected from stakeholders and from additional public sources; - Attempt to quantify the problem on the basis of available data concerning the type and volume of products; where quantified data is not available, this shall be done on a qualitative basis; - Identification of possible economic, social and environmental impacts of the current situation and their magnitude, where available data allows a quantification; - Suggestion of possible solutions, targeted at alleviating adverse impacts where such are to be expected; and - Preparation of a report to present collected information, assessment, conclusions and recommendations. - Direct consultation with stakeholders aimed at collecting information on the three areas of review.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Environment (European Commission) , Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd , Oeko-Institut e.V
- Personal author(s): Moch, Katja ; Baron, Yifaat ; Gensch, Carl-Otto
- Themes: Electronics, electrical engineering , Environment policy and protection of the environment
- Subject: dangerous substance , data processing , directive (EU) , economic consequence , electric machinery , electrical equipment , electronic waste , environmental impact , EU environmental policy , medical device , report , social impact
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-47458-3 | DOI 10.2779/86152 | Catalogue number KH-04-15-180-EN-N |
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