27/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Revised WEEE directive on dangerous substances is adopted. On Friday 27 May, the Council of the EU formally adopted the directive restricting the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). The revised directive, which extends the scope of the text to goods, such as mobile phones, fridges and electronic toys, and also to cables and spare parts, will come into effect two years after publication in the Official Journal of the EU, and...