direct ec european parliament council januari restrict hazard substanc electr electron equip european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv concili committe novemb dispar law administr measur adopt member state restrict hazard substanc electr electron equip creat barrier trade distort competit commun direct impact establish function intern market appear approxim law member state field contribut protect human health environment sound recoveri dispos wast electr electron equip european council meet nice decemb endors council resolut decemb precautionari principl commiss commun juli review commun strategi wast manag stress reduc content hazard substanc wast point potenti benefit commun wide rule limit presenc substanc product product process council resolut januari commun action programm combat environment pollut cadmium invit commiss pursu delai develop specif measur programm human health protect strategi restrict cadmium stimul research substitut implement resolut stress cadmium limit case suitabl safer altern exist evid measur collect treatment recycl dispos wast electr electron equip weee set direct ec januari european parliament council wast electr electron equip reduc wast manag problem link heavi metal concern flame retard concern spite measur signific part weee continu found current dispos rout weee collect separ submit recycl process content mercuri cadmium lead chromium vi pbb pbde pose risk health environ take account technic econom feasibl effect ensur signific reduct risk health environ relat substanc achiev chosen level protect commun substitut substanc electr electron equip safe safer materi restrict hazard substanc enhanc possibl econom profit recycl weee decreas neg health impact worker recycl plant substanc cover direct scientif research evalu subject measur commun nation level measur provid direct account exist intern guidelin recommend base assess scientif technic inform measur achiev chosen level protect human anim health environ regard risk absenc measur creat commun measur review adjust account technic scientif inform direct appli prejudic commun legisl safeti health requir specif commun wast manag legisl council direct eec march batteri accumul danger substanc technic develop electr electron equip heavi metal pbde pbb account scientif evid take account precautionari principl prohibit hazard substanc substitut environment friendli altern ensur level protect consum examin exempt substitut requir permit substitut scientif technic point view neg environment health impact caus substitut outweigh human environment benefit substitut substitut hazard substanc electr electron equip carri compat health safeti user electr electron equip eee product reus refurbish extens lifetim benefici spare part adapt scientif technic progress exempt requir phase prohibit hazard substanc effect commiss committe procedur measur implement direct adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss adopt direct articl object purpos direct approxim law member state restrict hazard substanc electr electron equip contribut protect human health environment sound recoveri dispos wast electr electron equip articl scope prejudic articl direct appli electr electron equip fall categori set annex ia direct ec weee electr light bulb luminair household direct appli prejudic commun legisl safeti health requir specif commun wast manag legisl direct appli spare part repair reus electr electron equip put market juli articl definit purpos direct definit appli quot electr electron equip quot quot eee quot mean equip depend electr current electromagnet field order work properli equip gener transfer measur current field fall categori set annex ia direct ec weee design voltag rate exceed volt altern current volt direct current quot produc quot mean person irrespect sell techniqu includ mean distanc commun direct ec european parliament council protect consum respect distanc contract manufactur sell electr electron equip brand ii resel brand equip produc supplier resel regard quot produc quot brand produc appear equip provid subpoint iii import export electr electron equip profession basi member state exclus financ pursuant financ agreement deem quot produc quot act produc mean subpoint iii articl prevent member state ensur juli electr electron equip put market lead mercuri cadmium hexaval chromium polybromin biphenyl pbb polybromin diphenyl ether pbde nation measur restrict prohibit substanc electr electron equip adopt line commun legisl adopt direct maintain juli paragraph appli applic list annex basi propos commiss european parliament council decid scientif evid accord principl chemic polici laid sixth commun environ action programm prohibit hazard substanc substitut thereof environ friendli altern ensur level protect consum articl adapt scientif technic progress amend order adapt annex scientif technic progress purpos adopt accord procedur refer articl establish maximum concentr valu presenc substanc refer articl specif materi compon electr electron equip toler exempt materi compon electr electron equip articl elimin substitut design materi compon requir materi substanc refer technic scientif impractic neg environment health consum safeti impact caus substitut outweigh environment health consum safeti benefit thereof carri review exempt annex year year item ad list aim delet materi compon electr electron equip annex elimin substitut design materi compon requir materi substanc refer articl technic scientif provid neg environment health consum safeti impact caus substitut outweigh environment health consum safeti benefit thereof annex amend pursuant paragraph commiss inter alia consult produc electr electron equip recycl treatment oper environment organis employe consum associ comment forward committe refer articl commiss provid account inform receiv articl review februari commiss review measur provid direct account scientif evid commiss date present propos includ scope direct equip fall categori set annex ia direct ec weee commiss studi adapt list substanc articl basi scientif fact take precautionari principl account present propos european parliament council adapt attent paid review impact environ human health hazard substanc materi electr electron equip commiss examin feasibl replac substanc materi present propos european parliament council order extend scope articl articl committe commiss assist committe set articl council direct eec refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli regard articl thereof period provid articl decis ec set month committe adopt rule procedur articl penalti member state determin penalti applic breach nation provis adopt pursuant direct penalti provid effect proportion dissuas articl transposit member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct august immedi inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text law regul administr provis adopt field cover direct articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european union articl addresse direct address member state brussel januari european parliament presid cox council presid dry oj oj oj oj opinion european parliament oj council common posit decemb oj decis european parliament april publish offici journal decis european parliament decemb decis council decemb oj page offici journal oj direct amend commiss direct ec oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj annex applic lead mercuri cadmium hexaval chromium exempt requir articl mercuri compact fluoresc lamp exceed mg lamp mercuri straight fluoresc lamp gener purpos exceed gt tabl gt mercuri straight fluoresc lamp special purpos mercuri lamp specif mention annex lead glass cathod rai tube electron compon fluoresc tube lead alloi element steel lead weight aluminium lead weight copper alloi lead weight lead high melt temperatur type solder tin lead solder alloi lead lead solder server storag storag arrai system exempt grant lead solder network infrastructur equip switch signal transmiss network manag telecommun lead electron ceram part piezoelectron devic cadmium plate applic ban direct eec amend direct eec relat restrict market danger substanc prepar hexaval chromium anti corros carbon steel cool system absorpt refriger procedur refer articl commiss evalu applic deca bde mercuri straight fluoresc lamp special purpos lead solder server storag storag arrai system network infrastructur equip switch signal transmiss network manag telecommun view set specif time limit exempt light bulb matter prioriti order establish item amend oj oj