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  • 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
  • Life Cycle
  • * 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