On 21 November 2017, the Official Journal of the European Union has published Directive (EU) 2017/2102 amending EU RoHS (Directive 2011/65/EU). This Directive shall enter into force on 11 December 2017.

The followings are the highlights of this Directive:

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 12 June 2019. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

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