These Regulations implement Directive (EU) 2017/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L305, 21.11.2017, p8) (“the amending Directive”), which amends Directive 2011/65/EU (recast) (OJ No L174, 01.07.2011, p88) (“the 2011 Directive”). The 2011 Directive seeks to reduce the risks posed by hazardous substances to health and the environment by imposing harmonised restrictions. The 2011 Directive was implemented in the United Kingdom by the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3032), as amended (“the 2012 Regulations”). These Regulations amend the 2012 Regulations.