Find a set of regulatory texts to help your teams in charge of the development/purchase of electrical and electronic appliances.
Regulatory texts
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Texts relating to waste management
- Framework directive on waste and amendments – European directive which defines the notion of waste and the obligation to treat waste in a way that does not have a negative impact on human health and the environment, establishes the hierarchy regarding waste management, and sets the rules and objectives for the Member States…
- WEEE Directive – European directive on the management of waste electrical and electronic appliances
- Framework directive on waste and amendments – European directive which defines the notion of waste and the obligation to treat waste in a way that does not have a negative impact on human health and the environment, establishes the hierarchy regarding waste management, and sets the rules and objectives for the Member States…
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Texts relating to eco-design
- ErP Directives (Energy related Products) – European directive regarding the ecodesign of energy related products
- Rules and requirements for energy labelling and ecodesign – Find the energy labelling and ecodesign requirements that apply to a list of product groups.
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Texts specific to the French reparability index
- All you need to know about the French repairability index – On the website of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, you will find in English all the elements relating to the repairability index (calculation method, calculation guide, calculation grids, regulatory elements, etc.) in a specific section named “Information and documents in English”.
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Texts relating to chemical substances
- REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) – European regulation concerning the registration, assessment and authorisation of chemical substances, as well as their applicable restrictions RoHS Directive and amendments - European directive which aims to limit the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic appliances
- Directive RoHS and amendments – European Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
- POP Regulation and amendments – European regulation on substances recognised as persistent organic pollutants
- REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) – European regulation concerning the registration, assessment and authorisation of chemical substances, as well as their applicable restrictions RoHS Directive and amendments - European directive which aims to limit the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic appliances
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Texts relating to global orientation policies
- European Green Deal – The European Green Deal is European commission’s plan to make the EU's economy sustainable
- The anti-waste law for a circular economy – French law that aims to accelerate the change in production and consumption patterns in order to limit waste and preserve natural resources, biodiversity and the climate.
- European Green Deal – The European Green Deal is European commission’s plan to make the EU's economy sustainable
Texts, guides and works of interest
- PEF (Product Environmental Footprint) – European approach for implementing a multi-criteria process to measure the environmental performance of goods or services throughout their life cycle
- European strategy for plastic materials in a circular economy
Norms
- Work programme Material efficiency
European standardisations work to develop various standards related to “material efficiency” aspects (such as sustainability, ability to remanufacture or repair a product, reusability and upgrade, recyclability and recoverability, recycled material content) for energy related products.
Learn more about the development of the two standards ecosystem has been particularly involved in.
- Environmental assessment of products
Various standards applying to electrical and electronic products and defining calculation rules for an environmental assessment of the life cycle.