Taiwan exported nearly NT$250 billion (US$7.7 billion) worth of electrical and electronics goods to the EU last year. Failing to meet RoHS' regulations could cost exporters NT$25 billion a year, the bureau estimated.
One reason that Taiwanese firms might be falling behind in meeting the new rules is that complying with RoHS could increase manufacturers' costs by around 5 percent, according to an official from Inventec.
The passion of the Greenpeace activists gave a different tone to the hustle and bustle of Computex this year -- and stood in stark contrast to the usual bevy of scantily dressed models promoting various products who are so beloved of newspaper, magazine and TV photographers.
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