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Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act.

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The present Act introduces the Directive 2002/95/EC concerning the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment into German national legislation. In particular, article 5 establishes that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market shall not contain lead, mercury, cadmium,and other hazardous substances. The text consists of 25 articles divided into 6 Parts. Four Annexes are enclosed.
Title
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act.
Country
Germany
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2013
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Title abbreviation
Act on bringing into circulation, taking back, and environmentally compatible waste disposal of electrical and electronic equipment.
Glossary term(s)
waste
ECOLEX region
Europe
European Union Countries
Western Europe
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
PDF icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/ger50952.pdf
Link to full text
http://www.bmj.de
Implements
Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.