What is the RoHS Directive? What are the basic contents of the RoHS Directive?

What is the RoHS Directive? What are the basic contents of the RoHS Directive?

What is the RoHS Directive?

On January 27, 2003, the European Parliament and the European Council passed Directive 2002/95/EC, namely "The Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment", referred to as the RoHS Directive. After the release of the RoHS Directive, it became a formal law within the EU from February 13, 2003;

Before August 13, 2004, EU member states converted to their own laws/regulations; on February 13, 2005, the European Commission reviewed the scope of the directive and, taking into account the development of new technologies, proposed to add items to the list of banned substances; after July 1, 2006, the sale of products with excessive levels of six types of substances will be officially banned in the EU market.

The new RoHS directive is 2011/65/EU. It is a part of the European CE and requires all products sold in Europe to use the CE mark.

What are the basic contents of the RoHS Directive?

The basic content is: from July 1, 2006, the use of six hazardous substances, including lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), will be restricted in new electronic and electrical equipment products put on the market. The specific details are as follows:

1 Mercury (Hg) Examples of use of this substance: thermostats, sensors, switches and relays, light bulbs

2 Examples of lead use: solder, glass, PVC stabilizer

3 Examples of cadmium use: switches, springs, connectors, housings and PCBs, contacts, batteries

4 Chromium (hexavalent) Examples of use of this substance: Metal anti-corrosion coating

5 Examples of the use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB): flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic housings

6 Examples of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) used in: flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic housings

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