Traduction de «matériaux de remplacement » (Français → Anglais) :

ACMs are increasingly replacing conventional metal materials such as aluminium and steel in the manufacture of components, notably in military and civil aerospace applications, industrial applications (including automotive components) and recreational applications (e.g. skis, tennis racquets, etc.).

Pursuant to Article 5(1)(c) of Directive 2002/95/EC each exemption listed in the Annex must be subjected to a review, at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list, with the aim of considering deletion of materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to in Article 4(1) are technically or scientifically possible, provided that the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution do not outweigh the possible env ...[+++]ironmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council funded more than 580 university-based projects in this last year alone related to climate change projects, for example, involving low-cost silicon materials to reduce the expense of photovoltaic alternatives, and new ways to store hydrogen.

(c) carrying out a review of each exemption in the Annex at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list with the aim of considering deletion of materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment from the Annex if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to in Article 4(1) is technically or scientifically possible, provided that the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution do not outweigh the possible environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefi ...[+++]ts thereof.

(b) exempting materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment from Article 4(1) if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to therein is technically or scientifically impracticable, or where the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.

If we continue to apply export taxes to drive the prices up artificially by price support systems, the customers will turn to alternative materials such as steel, cement and plastic.