European ecodesign rules and related legislation

摘要

Of all the recently adopted European Union legislation, the Ecodesign of Energy Using Products (EuP) Directive (2005/32/EC) is likely to have the most significant impact on design engineers, as well as the entire electronics industry. Unlike the RoHS and WEEE directives, which focus on certain categories of electronic and electrical equipment, EuP is deliberately broad in scope and, other than transport, applies to virtually any product that consumes, generates or controls energy. EuP covers finished products as well as components and subassemblies.