Global RoHS-like and WEEE-like Environmental Legislations -USA, China, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia [...] Read more
EU-27 RoHS Newsletter
The RoHS Regulation (Directive 2002/95/EC)
In force since 1 July 2006
Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain any of the six banned substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), in quantities exceeding maximum concentration values.[...] Read short summary
RoHS Enforcement
EU-Wide Enforcement
In order to implement an effective EU-wide enforcement policy, some assumptions must be made along with a global market surveillance methodology [...]
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Compliance with the RoHS Directive requires manufacturers to ensure that they do not use materials or components that contain the restricted substances.
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