I guess some members of this group will interested to know that there are quite some lobbing activities underway. Here is a position paper from AEA (American Electronic Association) http://www.svtc.org/svtc/cleancc/weeeaea.htm and EUROBIT http://www.eurobit.org/pages/EUROBIT/POSITION/Pos032.html based on the second draft.
As far as I know in the meantime the Commission (DG-XI) have issued a third draft (dated 5 July 1999) of the WEEE Directive in seven parts, which I heard is fairly similar to the second draft but did not take any of the industry's lobbying comments (see above links) into account. Regards, Paris Dieker Compaq Computer EMEA B.V. Einsteinring 30, 85609 Dornach, Germany T: +49 (0)89 9392-2332 F: +49 (0)89 9392-2336 eMail: paris.die...@compaq.com -----Original Message----- From: POWELL, DOUG [mailto:doug.pow...@aei.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 20:26 To: 'Crabb, John'; 'EMC-PSTC (E-mail)' Subject: RE: WEEE Directive John, Eventually I did find that symbol on the EUR-LEX Legislation in Force web pages. When I saw the symbol it surprised me that they did not use the circle-bar logo over the trash bin. This directive does concern us as it deals with more than just heavy metals and the 2nd draft of the proposal indicates that the manufacturer may need to provide free recycling services. My understanding is that the content of this draft is based partly on the German "Blue Angel" mark, Scandinavian "Nordic Swan" and the EU's "Eco-Label". -doug -----Original Message----- From: Crabb, John [mailto:jo...@exchange.scotland.ncr.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 3:34 AM To: 'EMC-PSTC (E-mail)' Subject: RE: WEEE Directive Doug, I would have thought you would already have come across the symbol for the "crossed-out wheeled bin" in the directive 93/86/EEC which "adapts to technical progress Council Directive 91/157/EEC on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances", the dangerous substances being lead, cadmium, and mercury. The WEEE directive is a real "bag of worms" - it bans the use of lead based solder for a start !!!!! I'm afraid I haven't been following the progress of this particular directive very diligently, since it is really "environmental" rather than "safety", but there is certainly a lot of criticism from industry flying around. John Crabb, Development Excellence (Product Safety) , NCR Financial Solutions Group Ltd., Kingsway West, Dundee, Scotland. DD2 3XX E-Mail :john.cr...@scotland.ncr.com Tel: +44 (0)1382-592289 (direct ). Fax +44 (0)1382-622243. VoicePlus 6-341-2289. > -----Original Message----- > From: POWELL, DOUG [SMTP:doug.pow...@aei.com] > Sent: 03 August 1999 01:01 > To: EMC-PSTC (E-mail) > Subject: WEEE Directive > > > Hello group, > > This may be off-topic, then again it maybe not. It is regulatory for > electronic equipment. > > I currently have a copy of the second draft of the "Proposal for a > directive > on waste from electrical and electronic equipment". Now I have done a > fair > amount of searching about this and located a number of pages to review on > the Eur-Lex website. But I still am not sure what the impact is for my > company. It appears that manufacturers will eventually be required to > provide a free service for recycling their obsolete products. > > Does anyone know if and when this goes into force. And if this comes > about > what are the implications to manufacturers who import their products into > the European Community. What is the appearance of this symbol described > as > a "crossed-out wheeled bin"? What notifications are required in user > documentation? Is there a requirement to either provide or contract > recycling centers? > > Thanks for any help, > > -doug > > ======================================= > Douglas E. Powell, Compliance Engineer > Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. > Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 USA > --------------------------------------- > 970-407-6410 (phone) > 970-407-5410 (e-fax) > mailto:doug.pow...@aei.com <mailto:doug.pow...@aei.com> > http://www.advanced-energy.com <http://www.advanced-energy.com/> > ======================================= > --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
