Senior officials at the UK Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) have updated industry on the current position in regard to the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) recasts.
With Belgium now holding the European Union (EU) presidency there has been an increase in pace, on RoHS in particular, and they are clearly looking for significant progress during their tenure.
Meetings are taking place behind the scenes between the European Commission (EC), European Parliament (EP) and Council of Ministers with an aspiration of possibly achieving a first reading agreement. If all goes well, allowing for transposition into national law, RoHS could enter into force as soon as early 2013
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