How will compliancy with RoHS directive will be demonstrated?
Evidence of compliance will only be required if an enforcement authority asks for it, but they will expect to see evidence that the producer has taken what will be regarded as “reasonable steps” to comply with legislation. If the “producer” imports electrical and electronic equipment into the European Union then, in theory, he would ask his supplier for a declaration that the equipment complies. If the producer assembles equipment within the EU, then he should obtain a declaration for all the parts, components and materials he uses and this information would be stored in a technical file. One certificate or declaration is enough for each class or type of component, for example all chip resistors of one type irrespective of size or value could be covered by one declaration as long as they have similar composition and all are RoHS compliant.
