RoHS Directive

The EU RoHS directive came into force in the U.K on the 1st July 2006. The RoHS directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment".

The directive states that new electronic equipment produced must not contain the following when placed in the EU market;

• Lead,
• mercury,
• cadmium,
• hexavalent,
• chromium,
• polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or
• polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

Further Information
Further information can be obtained from the RoHS web site. This includes the latest information and useful links regarding RoHS and WEEE (The European Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive).

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