Module 17 2024

03/12/2024

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations & Batteries

Manufacturers/wholesalers/dis tributors operate schemes where a premium is paid on the purchase price to cover the cost of disposal.

Medical device industry is impacted

If you manufacture or import goods you have extra responsibilities.

Batteries are becoming a bigger part of many devices

Both directives have been recast and will require more due diligence by regulatory around product development, supplier's management, life cycle management and of course

REGULATORY OVERSIGHT- difficulty in keeping management and engineers from imploding

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 Issued August 2012, active May 2014  The rule states that manufacturers or contract manufacturers whose products contain conflict minerals must disclose this fact annually to the SEC.  Any publicly traded company with a presence in the US  Council of the EU, European Parliament and European Commission have released a European Conflict Minerals Regulation as of January 1, 2021. Nearly identical to S1502  Conflict minerals originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries

Conflict Minerals Reporting Rule (S1502 of the Dodd Frank Act)

 The rule covers what is referred to as “3TG”:  Tin

 Tantalum  Tungsten  Gold

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