How are RoHS and WEEE Directives related?
WEEE compliance aims to encourage the design of electronic products with environmentally-safe recycling and recovery in mind. RoHS compliance dovetails into WEEE by reducing the amount of hazardous chemicals used in electronic manufacture. Annex IA of Directive 2002/96/EC (Categories) • Large household appliances • Small household appliances • IT and telecommunications equipment • Consumer equipment • Lighting equipment • Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools) • Toys, leisure and sports equipment • Medical devices (with the exception of all implanted and infected products) • Monitoring and control instruments • Automatic dispensers VeEX position and product status Our quality and environmental policy is to limit and progressively eliminate the use of hazardous substances and chemicals in the design and manufacture of our products. VeEX products are classified as Monitoring and Control Instruments under Article 2, Section (1), Cat
