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>> Unofficial notes of the Feb. 15th Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) meeting on the WEEE and RoHS Directives have been published.  Readers may want to view the detailed notes starting at the bottom of page 2 for updates on issues related to the vote on 5 new RoHS exemptions, proposals related to the inclusion of WEEE category 8 (Medical Devices) & 9 (Monitoring & Control Equipment) products into the RoHS Directive and issues related to EU RoHS Enforcement Bodies.  (10 May, 2006)

>> WEEE has been delayed in the UK due to concern about "getting it right" according to an announcement by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry.  The DTI states commitment to the Directive remains firm and no timelines have been revised.  Read the DTI press release. (15 December, 2005)

>> November, 2005 Perchards "Transposition of WEEE and RoHS Directives in Other EU Member States" report commissioned by the UK Department of Trade and Industry is now available. (28 November, 2005) 

Previous Perchards reports are available here:

• July, 2005
• April, 2005
• January, 2005

>> Amendment to Article 9 of original WEEE Directive published (11 August, 2005)

>> US Mission to the European Union WEEE site (11 August, 2005)

>> Arrow's Common Sense Guide to WEEE Compliance is now available.   Prepared by ERA Technology on behalf of Arrow, our guide to WEEE compliance offers country-by-country implementation information and registration body details. (1 August, 2005)

>>Unofficial Notes from the Technical Adaptation Committee on the WEEE and RoHS Directives (6 July, 2005)

>>RoHS and WEEE Update Presentation presented by Leonie Tipton, Arrow VP of Global Supply Chain Programs, at the June NEDA Summit.  (9 June, 2005)

>>The European Commission has published guidance to help manufacturers who need to determine whether their products are within the scope of the WEEE and RoHS directives. Read the European Commission FAQs. (27 May, 2005)

>>Germany wrote WEEE into law on March 23, 2005, with the passing of the "Act Governing the Sale, Return and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment", or "ElektroG". Read the text of ElektroG.
Note: Germany's law has modified the implementation timeline of the original EU WEEE directive. German consumers will, as of 24 March 2006, be able to return the designated equipment to local collection points free of charge. As of 24 November 2005, producers must register before placing electrical equipment on the market. Companies will register with a clearing house, which is supervised by the Federal Environmental Agency. The designated clearing house is Elektro-Altgeräte Register (EAR) which was set up in August 2004. For more information, visit the German Federal Ministry of the Environment website. (15 April, 2005)