WHAT IS RoHS (Ro Haus)?
RoHS stands for Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. It is a European Union Directive for specified products placed on the internal market of the European Union.
The RoHS Directive restricts the use of the following materials:
However, there are ten allowed exemptions. Exemptions that pertain to Cooper Electronic Technologies (CET) product include:
To obtain the full RoHS Directive, (No. 2002/95/EC), along with the exemptions, go to: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_037/l_03720030213en00190023.pdf
The RoHS Directive restricts the use of the following materials:
- Lead
- Mercury
- Cadmium
- Hexavalent Chromium
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB)
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE)
However, there are ten allowed exemptions. Exemptions that pertain to Cooper Electronic Technologies (CET) product include:
- The "applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1)."
- Lead in glass for electronic components and lead in high melting temperature solders.
To obtain the full RoHS Directive, (No. 2002/95/EC), along with the exemptions, go to: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2003/l_037/l_03720030213en00190023.pdf
