The RoHS 2 Directive 2011/65/EU entered into force on 21 July 2011 and led to the repeal of Directive 2002/95/EC on 3 January 2013. The Directive can be considered to have provided for two regimes under which exemptions could be considered, RoHS 1 (the former Directive 2002/95/EC) and RoHS 2 (th...
Directive 2000/53/EC on end-life-vehicles ("ELV” Directive) restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in vehicles. Annex II to the Directive includes a list of exemptions to the use of these restrictions, which is adapted regularly to scientific and technical progress according to the re...
The existing methodologies developed by various standardization organizations and other initiatives are suitable for being integrated into the policy measures addressing impact of ICT and there is therefore, no need to develop more methodologies. For large enterprises, both the costs and benefit...
This report presents the findings of an evaluation study contracted by the European Commission in support of the evaluation of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). A combination of research methods and analytical tools have been used, including literature review and consultation ...
Under Framework Contract no. ENV.A.2/FRA/2015/0008 of 27/03/2015, a consortium led by Oeko-Institut was requested by DG Environment of the European Commission to provide technical and scientific support for the evaluation of exemption requests under the RoHS 2 regime. The work has been undertake...
The scope of the project covers the evaluation of three requests for new exemptions. An overview of the exemption requests is given in Figure E. 1 in the Executive Summary. In the course of the project, a stakeholder consultation was conducted. In agreement with the European Commission, the cons...
The key provisions of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) can be found in Article 4(1), requiring Member States to ensure that electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market, including cables and spare parts, does not contain the substances listed in Annex II (restricted substances) in...
