When does the RoHS Directive become effective in Portugal?
All producers must guarantee that EEE are free from the six hazardous substances – Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, poly-bromine biphenyls (PBB) and ether from poly-bromated diphenyls (PBDE). This rule is not applicable to medical equipments and controlling and monitoring instruments. The Agencia Portuguesa do Ambiente (Environment Portuguese Agency) has issued the following statement on the application of the RoHS Directive to the Portuguese territory, specifically with regard to RoHS compliance dates. “In order to ensure a consistent application of EU Law, the Portuguese authorities take the position that electric and electronic equipments containing substances referred to in section 1 of article 6 of Decree Law 230/2004 of 10 December which have been put on the EU market before 1 July 2006 may continue to be distributed and sold on the Portuguese market. The burden of proof that the relevant equipment was put on the EU market before the said date lies on the producer or
