RoHS & WEEE DIRECTIVES -- Simple Guide to RoHS Compliance

Are Your Products RoHS Compliant?

New Guidance Notes are Published

On February 1st, 2008, new guidance notes were published to support the new regulations. Please click here to download a copy.

RoHS, stands for Restriction of Hazardous Substances and was borne via Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Regulations, in the form of a Statutory Instrument titled Environmental Protection - SI 2006 - 1463 restricts the use of six hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. All applicable products on the EU market to which the RoHS directive applies, must, as of July 1, 2006, pass RoHS compliance. RoHS impacts the entire electronics industry.

WEEE stands for Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment. WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC mandates the treatment, recovery and recycling of electric and electronic equipment. All applicable products on the EU market to which the WEEE directive applies, must, as of August 13, 2006, pass WEEE compliance and carry a "Wheelie Bin" sticker.

Searching for information with regards to complying with RoHS can be an exercise in frustration. This website, AboutRoHS.info, has been created to help you do a little research before you contact RoHS compliance experts.