Month archive for May 2011

Levies on PCs in Germany takes one step forwards, two steps back

Tuesday, den 17. May 2011

In some countries like Belgium, Russia, France, Italy and Belgium, by implementing tariffs or planning to do so, the levy situation for PCs has already changed. In Germany, however, the situation is still not clear: On the one hand negotiations for PC levies are still in process, on the other hand the tariffs have already [...]

RoHS Recast: New definitions – new scope

Monday, den 16. May 2011

The RoHS Recast is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union in June.
Besides the new product categories and new obligations for documentation and labeling, also elementary definitions will change. There will be changes with an impact on the decision whether or not a product will be in the scope of [...]