Meeting Environmental Requirements in Asia

This white paper from the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) offers an overview to help electronics manufacturers get up to speed on environmental regulations as they affect manufacturing, sales, disposal and other elements of business operations.

From the introduction to the guide:

Asia Pacific governments have promoted a surge in product-focused environmental laws and technical standards over the past two years. Many of these laws and standards affect the electronics industry. Factors behind this uptick in regulatory activity include environmental policy initiatives in the region’s key export markets, such as the European Community. Conversely, there are domestic concerns related to the quality of products manufactured in the region. These trends are expected to continue over the next several years.

For jurisdictions such as China, the trends will include a tendency to “adjust” foreign laws and policies to fit Chinese lawmakers’ perceptions of their country’s unique situation. This document contains samples of some recent key developments in Asia that directly affect electronic products being sold in these countries. The largest push towards product-oriented regulations in the region is evident in the giants of China, India and South Korea.

This white paper is one of a series of four from the TIA. Three additional papers are available for download from GreenerComputing:

Europe
Latin America
North America

More details about the TIA, and EIATRACK, the industry group’s legislation-monitoring service, are online at www.eiatrack.org.