Environmental Regulation


Type	Regulation	Enacted country	Implementation	Main purpose & Enforcement

Eco Design	EuP	EU	Oct. 2007	- Promote life-cycle based design and development - Intergrated with CE label and no CE labeled products put in the market

Substance Control	RoHS	EU	Jul. 2006	- Ban of 6 Harzardous substances (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium(Ⅵ), PBB(s), PBDE(s))

	REACH	EU	Enated in 2004 (Expected)	- Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals - New and exisiting chemical substances marketed in quantities of more than 1ton/enterprise/year

	Proposition65	US	Apr. 1999 (Revised)	- Restriction of chemical substance in application, which is Prolonged contact with the skin - Upper 300ppm for Lead in external PVC cords after Sep. 2003

	Vermont	US	Jul. 2004	- Labeling requirement on mercury-contained lamps and displays

ERP	WEEE	EU	Aug. 2005 Jan. 2007	- Build take-back and recycling systems - Meet the recycling requirements per product type(50~75%)

	Recycling	Japan	Apr. 2001	- Recycling requirements for five main home appliances(50~60%) - Refrigerator, Air conditioner, Washing machine, TV, PC

* EUP : Energy Using Product
* RoHS : Restriction of Hazardous Substance
* ERP : Extended Producer Responsibility
* REACH : Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals
* WEEE : Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment