RoHS review - clarity on definitions (Directive Decoder)

RoHS review - clarity on definitions

How is the RoHS review on definitions, and the clarity thereof, likely to affect the product scope on RoHS?

Talking to expert Paul Goodman of ERA he feels:

Fixed Installation – this is likely to be rejected as criteria for exclusion for exclusion from WEEE and so any equipment installed in buildings (fire alarms, CCTV, electric heaters, boiler controls, air-conditioning equipment etc) will be clearly in scope of WEEE.
Put-On-The-Market is unlikely to affect scope.

Spare Parts – may include or exclude finished products that are used as spare parts and it’s difficult to see which way they will go. The EMC directive definition maybe adopted which states that any item used to repair a product is a spare part. Therefore, for example, if a replacement keyboard is needed for a PC, this is unlikely to be regarded as a spare part.

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Gary Nevison is Farnell's spokesperson and customer interface on legislation that affects the electronics industry, such as the RoHS and WEEE Directives. As part of this, Gary has spoken extensively at RoHS seminars throughout Europe, North America and Australia. He has recently turned his attention to the developments, and impact, of China RoHS.
With over 30 years service at Farnell, he has widespread experience in the electronic components industry, Gary is an active figure in the market place, sitting on the AFDEC (Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components) Council and acting as the elected chairperson for its dedicated RoHS development team.
During 2005, Gary was also chairman of the European organisation DMASS (Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Semiconductor Specialists) and today sits on the board of Electronics Yorkshire, helping local businesses.

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