If you are selling products into countries within the European Union, you need to be aware of certain EU Directives. These cover Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE), Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and Energy using Products (EuP). This means businesses have new responsibilities to ensure their products are disposed of in an environmentally friendly way.

There are complications because individual EU countries need to transpose the Directives into their local laws.

Nair is ideally placed to advise on requirements in individual countries. For design or production issues we can advise on requirements and implementation dates. 

Failure to meet the requirements could see products being taken off the market in any specific country. Companies that ignore the Directives may find themselves at a disadvantage when negotiating contract terms with customers or intermediaries.

Whatever the requirements in a particular country, specialists within Nair are on hand to guide businesses through compliance, financial and commercial aspects

The requirements are broad ranging and the definitions used are not always easy to decipher. However, essentially it will be necessary to ensure products are covered by a WEEE registration and associated annual reporting in the EU country where they are put on the market. There are also financing obligations and information requirements to be aware of.

Nair & Co can help you through the maze, using specialist in-house resources.