Title : 
Restricted substances in products in the European Union
         
        
            Author : 
Hermann, Ferdinand ; Urbach, Hans-Pete
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
AT&T Global Inf. Solutions, Augsburg, Germany
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper is about substances to be avoided in final products. The member states of the EU as well as other countries have drawn up appropriate regulations for those substances in order to protect the environment. In case of release of substances (e.g. by fire) the personal safety has to be considered
         
        
            Keywords : 
environmental factors; government policies; product liability; regulation; safety; EU member states; European Union products; environmental protection; personal safety; regulations; restricted substances; Accidents; Business; Costs; Electronics industry; Fires; Law; Legal factors; Manufacturing; Protection; Safety;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electronics and the Environment, 1995. ISEE., Proceedings of the 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Orlando, FL
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-2137-5
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ISEE.1995.514978