The impact of European environmental requirements for electrical and electronic equipments on Brasil / Os impactos das exigencias ambientais europeias para equipamentos eletroeletronicos sobre o Brasil

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of european environmental requirements for electrical and electronic equipment on Brasil. These requirements, that deal with hazardous substances phasing out (RoHS) and post-consume management (WEEE), have afected the firms of electronic sector and environmental goods and services industry in developed countries (in and out Europe) and in developing countries. The brasilian electronical sector has also been afected because most firms are complying with RoHS; it has caused process incremental tecnological innovation. However, foreign firms are more advanced than national ones due to the headquarter support. The environmental goods and services industry has market potential in case a WEEE-like directive be established in Brasil. Due to these new competitive challenges and to the lack of concerning legislation and waste management infrastructure, political paths should be driven by issues between agents and technical and institutional capacity and waste management strenghtening in Brasil

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electronic waste barreiras comerciais european environmental policy residuos eletronicos trade barriers politica ambiental - europa

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