RoHS and WEEE proposals for Christmas (Directive Decoder)

RoHS and WEEE proposals for Christmas

The European Commission has delayed the publication of draft regulations reviewing the WEEE and RoHS Directives. Originally planned for September 2008 the guidance will not now be published until November or December.

The WEEE review is expected to contain proposed measures to harmonise national WEEE registration and clarify legal responsibilities.

The RoHS review is likely to propose new substance restrictions and an extension to the scope of products covered by the directive.

There will also be a public consultation, running until October 8^th on a new exemption request from a Belgian company based around lead in solders for a specific application.

"Lead in solders for the connection of very thin (<100 µm) enamelled copper wires and for the connection of enamelled clad aluminium wires (CCAWs) with a copper layer smaller than 20 µm"

Answers on a post card!!

Directive Decoder

Posted by Gary on August 20, 2008 3:09 PM | Permalink|

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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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