TY - JOUR
AU - Tufet‐Opi, Enrique
AB -  Enrique Tufet-Opi* I. Introduction After nearly 30 years of a European waste policy, the time has come to assess the results and the problems experienced so far. The principle assertion of this article is that the EU needs to improve its framework for the treatment of waste from products. Stakeholders have argued that the so-called `End of Life' product approach is inadequate for the protection of the environment1 and may endanger the competitiveness of European industry. This article will opt for a legal perspective2 and our criticisms and recommendations refer to the practical aspects of dealing with products. Waste policy has always been an integral part of European environmental policy. Directive 75/442/EEC3, also known as the Framework Directive on waste, was the first relevant piece of legislation concerning waste at European level and formed the basis for the `First Wave of Waste Legislation'. It had four main objectives: -- reduction of waste -- recovery of waste * Lawyer, Head of Strategy at the Public Affairs Consultancy, Weber Shandwick Adamson in Brussels. I would like to thank Richard Leveton, William Seddon-Brown and Eric Quain for taking the time to offer their views on this paper and to share with 
TI - Life After End of Life: the Replacement of End of Life Product Legislation by an European Integrated Product Policy in the EC
JO - Journal of Environmental Law
DO - 10.1093/jel/14.1.33
DA - 2002-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/life-after-end-of-life-the-replacement-of-end-of-life-product-6rzSDgldsP
SP - 33
EP - 60
VL - 14
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -