Europe's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive is being handled differently across the various member states, according to an industry expert.

In his blog Directive Decoder, Gary Nevison from Farnell said some countries are including products within RoHS that are not specified by the Directive.

"Variations in approach include Holland, for example, where car radios sold to users are considered in scope contrary to the EC's published guidance," said Nevison.

"Elsewhere, equipment such as electric heaters and air conditioning that is bolted to walls is regarded as being in scope by some Member States but outside scope by others."

Despite RoHS being a pan-European Directive, each country within the EU is charged with implementing its own local laws to comply with the terms of the Directive. However, this means that variations will occur.

To read more on this story, along with insights into RoHS and other legislation, go to Gary's blog Directive Decoder.