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Batteries in Spain Update

Spain has transposed the EU Battery Directive (Directive 2006/66 of 6 September 2006) through the Royal Decree on batteries and accumulators and the environmental management of their residues (the “Decree“). The Decree was adopted on 1 February 2008, and it will enter i...
July 23, 2008

Batteries in Austria Update

Austria has transposed the EU Battery Directive 2006/66 of 6 September 2006 through the Ordinance of the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management on Waste Prevention, Collection and Treatment of Spent Batteries and Accumulators (the “B...
July 22, 2008

Mexico - Bill Calls for Limited Battery Ban

A new Mexican bill calls for a ban on import, manufacture, sale or distribution of mercury, nickel-cadmium, silver oxide and zinc batteries (the "Bill"). This new Bill follows on the earlier call for agency action by the Bill's author, urging the environmental agency (...
July 20, 2008

Missouri Energy Efficiency Update

On July 10, 2008, Governor Blunt signed S.B. 1181 into law. In a press release, the Governor's office emphasized a provision in the legislation that creates a "Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday" between April 19th and April 25th, during which all sales of new Energy Star ...
July 20, 2008

Batteries in Finland Update

Finland has transposed the EU Battery Directive 2006/66 of 6 September 2006 through the Decree on Batteries and Accumulators (the "Decree"). The Decree was adopted on 19 June 2008, and will enter into force on 26 September 2008. The Finnish Ministry of Environment and t...
July 20, 2008

Bill Proposes Ban on Incandescent Bulbs in Brazil

A new bill in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies would ban common incandescent bulbs by 2013 (PL 3652/08 or the "Bill"). This initiative defines the banned bulbs more narrowly than a similar 2007 bill to which it has been annexed for joint consideration. In moving forward w...
July 16, 2008

Lithuania Moves Towards Transposition of the EU Battery Directive

The Lithuanian government has taken significant steps to transpose the EU Battery Directive (Directive 2006/66 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators). Following a broad public consultation, in May 2008, the Government approved the Draft Amen...
July 15, 2008

Hawaii Passes Computer Equipment Recovery Act

Over the Governor's veto, the Hawaii legislature enacted S.B. 2843 into law on July 8, 2008. The bill creates the Electronic Waste Recycling Act ("the Act"). The legislature overrode the veto with a 2/3 majority on the same day that Governor Lingle issued her veto. The ...
July 14, 2008

Rhode Is. Amends Take-Back Law to Include Producer Responsibility & Delay Disposal Ban

Rhode Island has enacted legislation amending its existing "Electronic Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling Act" (the "Act") to establish a manufacturer-financed system for the collection, recycling, and reuse of covered electronic products in the state. S.B. 2631 (the...
July 14, 2008

Ontario Approves Industry Group's WEEE Program Plan

Ontario's Environment Ministry has announced its approval of the industry-led Phase I Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Program Plan ("WEEE Plan"). Covered products under Phase I include desktop and portable computers, computer peripherals (i.e., drives, keyboa...
July 13, 2008

Update on Puerto Rico Bill Targeting Electronic Equipment

Puerto Rico's House of Representatives recently approved a bill (Proyecto de la Cámara 2955) that would create a far-reaching regulatory framework for the recycling and disposal of electronic equipment in Puerto Rico ("Bill"). As earlier reported on EIATRACK, the Bill w...
July 8, 2008

New Brazilian Bill Targets Batteries Used in Electronic Products

A new battery take-back bill presented recently in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies would target batteries used in listed electronic equipment (Bill 3466/08 or the "Bill"). The Bill follows a recurring take-back formula calling for manufacturers and importers to collect th...
July 8, 2008

Poland Releases Draft Law to Transpose EU Battery Directive

The Polish Ministry of Environment has released a draft law ("Ustawa o Zuzytych Bateriach i Akumulatorach") to transpose the EU Battery Directive (Directive 2006/66 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators). A first draft was published in Nove...
July 8, 2008

Denmark Adopts Legislation Allowing the Transposition of the EU Battery Directive

On 12 June 2008, the Danish Parliament has adopted a proposal for amendments of the Act on Environmental Protection ("Miljøbeskyttelsesloven"). The proposal authorizes the Minister of Environment to adopt a regulation to implement the EU Battery Directive (Directive 200...
July 8, 2008

Draft Candidate List of Substances Subject to Authorization under REACH Released

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released a draft candidate list of substances that will be subject to authorization under the REACH Regulation. This draft list is the subject of a first public consultation and sets forth 16 proposed Substances of Very High Con...
July 7, 2008

British Columbia Updates

As part of EIATRACK's ongoing service British Columbia Reports have been updated.
July 7, 2008

Arizona and Illinios Updates

As part of EIATRACK's ongoing service all USA - Illinois Restricted Substance Reports have been updated as well as the Restricted Substance Report for Arizona.
July 6, 2008

China WEEE Update

A Special report has been prepared which continues EIATRACK's series of updates to members on China's "Regulation for the Management of the Disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products" [废旧电器电子产品处...
July 3, 2008

Consumer E-Waste Fees Increase in California

On June 17, 2008, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (“CIWMB”) increased the electronic waste recycling fees paid by consumers on the retail purchase of covered electronic devices (“CED”). CEDs subject to these consumer e-waste fees are cathode ray tube de...
July 1, 2008

Vermont Enacts Legislation Restricting Lead in Children's Products

On June 7, 2008, Vermont Governor Jim Douglas signed into law Senate Bill 152, "An Act Relating to Prevention of Lead Poisoning by Exposure to Lead in Consumer Products" (the "Act"), which prohibits the sale of any children's product containing lead in excess of the lim...
June 30, 2008

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