Moea Sets Up Service Mission To Help Manufacturers Face RoHS Impact

"The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) inaugurated a service mission Monday to assist local manufacturers of electrical and electronic products to build a green supply chain in an effort to help them smooth the way for exports to Europe, which is to implement stricter environmental protection rules for the products in July, 2006. The new rules include the European Union's Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) that was released on February, 2003, and the EU Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The to-be-banned substances by next year include cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, and two anti-flame materials -- PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls) and PBDEs (polybrominated diphenyl ethers)." Source: CNA News