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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 on human and animal health.
RoHS restricts the use of the following ten substances:
· Lead (Pb) – Restricted Limit: 0.1%, 1000pp;
· Mercury (Hg) – Restricted Limit: 0.1%, 1000pp;
· Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI) or Cr6+) –Restricted Limit: 0.1%, 1000pp;
· Cadmium (Cd) – Restricted Limit: 0.01%, 100pp;
· Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) – Restricted Limit:0.1%, 1000pp;
· Polybrominated Diphenyl ether (PBDE) –Restricted Limit: 0.1%, 1000pp;
· Bis (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) – RestrictedLimit: 0.1%, 1000pp;
· Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) – Restricted Limit:0.1%, 1000pp;
· Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) – Restricted Limit: 0.1%,1000pp; and
· Disobutyl Phthalate (DIBP) – Restricted Limit:0.1%, 1000pp.
The directive applies to equipment as defined by regulation 4 of this legislation.
The categories of EEE to which these regulations apply:
1. Large household appliances.
2. Small household appliances.
3. IT & Telecommunications equipment.
4. Consumer equipment.
5. Lighting equipment.
6. Electronic and electrical tools.
7. Toys, leisure, and sports equipment.
8. Medical devices.
9. Monitoring and control instruments.
10. Automatic dispensers. Semiconductor devices.
11. OtherEEE not covered by any of the categories above.
These regulations do 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 regulation; components and sub-assemblies are not responsible for product compliance.
Declaration of Conformity
Technical specification of products
Laboratory test reports
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.
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