Council and Parliament reached a deal on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

On 21 June 2017, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal for a revised directive concerning the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The proposed directive aims at revising the scope of the Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2). The agreement still had to be confirmed by the EU ambassadors (Coreper) during their meeting scheduled for the following Friday, 23 June.

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ESO: Background information: Commission issues report on Action Plan for the Circular Economy and announces further initiatives to support its implementation http://www.europeansources.info/record/commission-issues-report-on-action-plan-for-the-circular-economy-and-announces-further-initiatives-to-support-its-implementation/

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