Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2005 (RoHS)
Description
This Directive will ban the placing on the EU market of new electrical
and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead,
cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB)
and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants from 1 July
2006.
Manufacturers will need to understand the requirements of the RoHS
Directive to ensure that their products, and their components, comply.
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