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The RoHS Directive RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC is a European Directive on the Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). It aims to reduce the environmental impact of EEE by restricting the use of certain substances during manufacture. Products which do not comply cannot be placed on the EU market from 1st July 2006. The RoHS Directive is complementary to the WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) which aims to raise awareness of recycling EEE. The RoHS Directive relates to 8 product categories (out of the list of 10 categories which apply to WEEE) and 6 restricted substances (allowed up to Maximum Concentration Values). Product categories 1 Large household appliances Restricted substances Maximum concentration levels 1 Cadium (Cd) 0.01% These apply to every homogeneous material (ie a material that cannot be mechanically disjointed into different materials) RoHS Exemptions RoHS does not apply to spare parts for the repair of EEE placed
on the market before 1st July 2006. There are also other exemptions
which are listed in the Annex to the Directive. http://www.rohs.gov.uk/Docs/links/RoHS%20directive.pdf RoHS useful links http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/ How to ensure RoHS Compliance There is no single standard marking or declaration format for RoHS and manufacturers have adopted a variety of approaches to changing part numbers to indicate components suitable for use in RoHS compliant products. We undertake investigations to check RoHS compliance where we source product for you. It is our customers’ responsibility to inform Euro-Tech of the required RoHS status of their component needs. At the moment the legislation only applies within the EU but similar environmental legislation is being considered in other countries too. For product built outside the EU for use in the EU customers will need to consider RoHS compliance issues. Where customers specifically do not want RoHS compliant components Euro-Tech will need to be advised accordingly. Our customers who require RoHS compliance can be confident that the components we supply have been verified as suitable for use. Euro-Tech take all reasonable steps to ensure our customers’ RoHS compliance requirements can be met and use reliable, trusted suppliers. Should the situation arise that we have been given incorrect information by our suppliers, we are committed to informing our customers of the correct RoHS status of components supplied. We have put in place rigorous RoHS processes and controls which have been integrated with our ISO9001:2000 Quality Management Systems We adopt a risk-averse approach Statements of RoHS status Euro-Tech uses one of the following indicators against each component listed on our quotes, acknowledgements and invoices: RoHS Yes: Based on the information provided by suppliers and manufacturers, this component is RoHS Compliant . RoHS No: Based on the information provided by suppliers and manufacturers, this component is NOT RoHS Compliant . RoHS Uncomfirmed: We do not have enough information at this point to confirm the RoHS compliance status of this item. If buying components from us to build RoHS compliant products or equipment you need to keep our documentation for 4 years.
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