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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9223

1 July 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Directive banning certain hazardous substances in electric and electronic equipment comes into force

Brussels, 30/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - From 1st July, all new electric and electronic products put for the first time on the market in the EU may no longer contain certain hazardous substances if alternative, less-dangerous solutions are available. Products which do not meet these new requirements, but already in stock before the directive came into effect, will, however, be allowed to be sold. On 1st July, the European directive 2002/95/EC on limiting the use of certain dangerous substances...

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