ErP - the European Directive on ecodesign

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 387-404

  Nissen, Nils F ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER IZM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecodesign regulation; Energy related products (ErP); Energy using products (EuP); Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC WASTE; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

ENERGY RELATED PRODUCTS; ENERGY USING PRODUCTS; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT;

ECODESIGN;

EID: 84942897544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857096333.4.387     Document Type: Chapter

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