January 2 2013 - New Obligations for Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors
This post was written by Maricela Robles Garza, Nicholas Rock, Siobhan Hayes and Indeg Kerr.
On 2 January 2013, the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS 2) came into force in the UK. As previously reported on our blog of 18 May 2012, RoHS 2 implements Directive 2011/65/EU1 and repeals and replaces the RoHS 2008 Regulations2. RoHS 2 places new and extended duties on manufacturers, importers and distributors of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with immediate effect.
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