In 2001, the Dutch government barredSony from distributing a shipment ofgame consoles in the country becausesome peripherals for the consoles containedconcentrations of cadmium abovethe Dutch regulatory limits.
This story underscores the concernsassociated with the implementation of twoimportant European Union directives governingthe design and disposal of electricaland electronic equipment (EEE or “electronicgoods”) that are modeled after theDutch and other European regulatory programs.
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