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What is the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive?

April 26, 2017Directive European hazardous RoHS substances Union

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What is the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive?

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It is the European Parliament and Council Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (2002/95/EC) (“the RoHS Directive”). The hazardous substances affected are lead, hexavalent chromium, mercury, cadmium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). The following are a number of applications in which these hazardous substances are used. It is not an exhaustive list.