What is in a Name? - Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Products - European Energy and Environmental Law Review View What is in a Name? - Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Products by - European Energy and Environmental Law Review What is in a Name? - Regulation of Electrical and Electronic Products 14 10

Summary: Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical equipment (RoHS) marked both a major step by the European Community in regulating the environmental impact of products and possibly the high-water mark of Community environmental product regulation. In this article the author describes the state of transposition of the WEEE and RoHS Directives; considers what ``electrical and electronic equipment’’ is regulated; and outlines issues still to be resolved in environmental product regulation.

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