Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) are regulated to control the levels of hazardous substances and chemicals they contain and prevent them entering the waste stream with consequential adverse impacts to human and animal health.
RoHS restricts the use of the following ten substances:Lead (Pb)Mercury (Hg)Cadmium (Cd)Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
Note: See list below of four additional substances now added to this list.
The directive applies to equipment as defined by a section of the WEEE directive.
The following numeric categories apply: Large household appliances .Small household appliances.IT & Telecommunications equipment (although infrastructure equipment is exempt in some countries)Consumer equipment. Lighting equipment—including light bulbs. Electronic and electrical tools. Toys, leisure, and sports equipment. Medical devices (exemption removed in July 2011)Monitoring and control instruments (exemption removed in July 2011)Automatic dispensers. Semiconductor devices
It does not apply to fixed industrial plant and tools. Compliance is the responsibility of the company that puts the product on the market, as defined in the Directive; components and sub-assemblies are not responsible for product compliance.
The regulations do not apply to:-some equipment for military use or specifically designed to be sent into space-products integral to equipment that is out of scope-large-scale stationary industrial tools and large-scale fixed installations-photovoltaic (solar) panels produced for permanent use at specific locations-means of transport (apart from certain two-wheeled electric vehicles)-non-road mobile machinery specifically for professional use-products specifically for research and development available on a business-to-business basis-pipe organs-active implantable medical devices
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (as amended) are the underpinning legislation. On 22 July 2019, they were expanded to include products outside the scope of the original 2006 regulations and restrict four additional specified phthalates.
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