June 15, 2005
The
MOEA in mid May established an RoHS Service Team in order to assist Taiwan's electronics manufacturers prepare for the implementation of new European Union restrictions on waste and hazardous materials from electronic products set to go into effect in July 2006. The
MOEA expects the service team to help Taiwanese electronics companies discover the opportunities that come with the implementation of these new environmental regulations.
The new EU regulations, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS), were promulgated in February 2003. They stipulate that, as of July 1, 2006, ten major categories of electronic goods may not be imported to EU nations if they contain lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
Taiwan's RoHS Service Team is comprised of numerous government agencies, including the Industrial Development Bureau and Board of Foreign Trade, and industry associations, including the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association, and will provide guidance, consultation and information services for the purpose of helping Taiwanese electronics manufacturers comply with the new EU regulations on schedule.
The RoHS team will help the electronics sector establish green production chains and implement environmental upgrades. The TEEMA says that it wants to make "green electronics" become the new meaning of "Made in Taiwan."
Taiwan, one of the world's leading sources of electronics, shipped
NTD 240 billion worth of electromechanical and electronic products to Europe in 2004.
(Central News Agency)
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