RoHS Recast Article 2(2) states that, without prejudice to Articles 4(3) and Article 4(4), all newly included electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that does not comply with RoHS may be made available until 21 July 2019.
Article 4(3) states that categories 8 (medical devices) and 9…
The same scientific assessment of the uses of chemical substances covered by REACH and RoHS should apply according to engineering trade organisation Orgalime.
This would avoid legal uncertainty while, at the same time, industry stakeholders should consider joint implementation through such as regular roundtable meetings.
Orgalime was responding to the…
The Oko Institut recently published its report on 18 new RoHS exemption requests to be added to the RoHS Recast 2011/65/EU.
The final version of their report was published in December amending that of September.
The majority of the requests were made by trade bodies representing the “phase…
The first of January 2013 saw the expiry of exemption 7c-III for “Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125V AC or 250V DC” except in spare parts used to maintain, repair or upgrade equipment that was placed on the EU market before…
Another popular question is around the use of lead based solder which is clearly not RoHS compliant.
There is no widespread restriction on sale as there are many excluded sectors that still can, and do, use it. If the solder is used in repairs, it is up to the repairer…
The European Commission has updated its draft RoHS FAQ document. The document dated 12 December replaces the initial draft of 15 June. This invaluable reference guide is available via the link below:
RoHS revised FAQ document Directive Decoder…
You may have read articles in the US that tend to suggest semiconductor based evaluation boards do not fall within the scope of the RoHS Directive. That might be the case if just shipped within the US but, once exported into Europe, it is a different matter.
The use of…
I have been asked several times about the use of the myriad of random, unofficial RoHS Compliant symbols.
The topic has been widely discussed ahead of the implementation of the RoHS Recast on 2 January 2013.
Under the Recast the CE mark will denote compliance when placed on electrical and…