Charging up the batteries: Squeezing more capacity and power into the new EU Battery Directive

Computer Law and Security Report

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-364

  Kierkegaard, Sylvia ^a  

^a International Association of IT Lawyers   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; EU BATTERY DIRECTIVE;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84979841899     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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