Searles and Abrahams Guide Electronics Sector

James Searles and Darren Abrahams have contributed a chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment Law 2006, published by Global Legal Group, which brings together leading lawyers' insights on the growing array of EU environmental laws and regulatory initiatives.

This practical review analyses the principal issues facing the electronics sector—both product-specific and horizontal measures. Compliance remains a costly and time-consuming exercise, especially where key legislative concepts remain ill-defined. One key issue the authors discuss is when a product is "put on the market," which the 25 EU Member States are interpreting in a range of different ways.