Recent Legislation

• These Regulations revoke and replace the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2005 which implemented the European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, as amended by Decision 2005/618/EC establishing the maximum concentration values for certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
  
  These Regulations apply to new electrical and electronic equipment within the categories set out in Schedule 1 and to electric light bulbs and to luminaires for use in households that are put on the market on or after 1st July 2006.
  
  They do not apply to:
  
  (a) spare parts for the repair of electrical and electronic equipment or to the reuse of such equipment put on the market before 1st July 2006 (regulation 5(1)); and
  
  (b) the applications of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and polybrominated diphenyl ethers listed in Schedule 2 (regulation 5(2)).
  
   
• The Regulations:

• Set out general requirements relating to the putting on the market on or after 1st July 2006 of electrical and electronic equipment.
• State that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market on or after 1st July 2006 shall not contain any hazardous substance.
• Set out requirements relating to technical documentation.
• Sets out penalties for any person who contravenes or fails to comply with these regulations.   Maximum fine under level 5 on the standard scale is £5000.

• Coming into force - 1 July 2006
• Access to document:  Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) Document

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