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href="#Life-cycle_impact_assessment_of_BFR-free_plastics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Life-cycle impact assessment of BFR-free plastics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Life-cycle_impact_assessment_of_BFR-free_plastics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011/65/EU_(RoHS_2)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011/65/EU_(RoHS_2)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>2011/65/EU (RoHS 2)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011/65/EU_(RoHS_2)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015/863_(RoHS_2_amendment)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015/863_(RoHS_2_amendment)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>2015/863 (RoHS 2 amendment)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015/863_(RoHS_2_amendment)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scope_exclusions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scope_exclusions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Scope exclusions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scope_exclusions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Restriction_exemptions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Restriction_exemptions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Restriction exemptions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Restriction_exemptions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Labeling_and_documentation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Labeling_and_documentation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Labeling and documentation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Labeling_and_documentation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Labeling and documentation subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Labeling_and_documentation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Future_possible_additions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Future_possible_additions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Future possible additions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Future_possible_additions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_regions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_regions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Other regions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_regions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Other regions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Other_regions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Asia_/_Pacific" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Asia_/_Pacific"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Asia / Pacific</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Asia_/_Pacific-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_States" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_States"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>United States</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_States-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ireland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ireland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Ireland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ireland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sweden" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sweden"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Sweden</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sweden-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_standards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_standards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Other standards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_standards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Criticism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Criticism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Criticism</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Criticism-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Criticism subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Criticism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Effect_on_reliability" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Effect_on_reliability"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Effect on reliability</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Effect_on_reliability-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economic_effect" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economic_effect"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Economic effect</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economic_effect-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Benefits" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Benefits"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Benefits</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Benefits-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> 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class="vector-toc-numb">9.3</span> <span>Flow properties and assembly</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Flow_properties_and_assembly-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Some_exempt_products_achieve_compliance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Some_exempt_products_achieve_compliance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.4</span> <span>Some exempt products achieve compliance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Some_exempt_products_achieve_compliance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Practical" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Practical"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Practical</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Practical-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0" title="Директива за ограничаване на опасните вещества – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Директива за ограничаване на опасните вещества" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directiva_de_restricci%C3%B3_de_subst%C3%A0ncies_perilloses" title="Directiva de restricció de substàncies perilloses – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Directiva de restricció de substàncies perilloses" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS-direktivet" title="RoHS-direktivet – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="RoHS-direktivet" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS-Richtlinien" title="RoHS-Richtlinien – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="RoHS-Richtlinien" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS-i_direktiiv" title="RoHS-i direktiiv – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="RoHS-i direktiiv" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_RoHS" title="Directive RoHS – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Directive RoHS" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%A0%ED%95%B4%EB%AC%BC%EC%A7%88_%EC%A0%9C%ED%95%9C%EC%A7%80%EC%B9%A8" title="유해물질 제한지침 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="유해물질 제한지침" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normativa_comunitaria_RoHS" title="Normativa comunitaria RoHS – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Normativa comunitaria RoHS" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%99%D7%94_%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%92%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D" title="ההנחיה להגבלת חומרים מסוכנים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ההנחיה להגבלת חומרים מסוכנים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E6%9C%89%E5%AE%B3%E7%89%A9%E8%B3%AA%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E5%88%B6%E9%99%90%E6%8C%87%E4%BB%A4" title="特定有害物質使用制限指令 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="特定有害物質使用制限指令" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoHS" title="RoHS – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="RoHS" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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font-weight: bold;"><a href="/wiki/Directive_(European_Union)" title="Directive (European Union)">European Union directive</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/140px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/210px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/280px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Title</th><td class="infobox-data">Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Made by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Council" title="European Council">Council</a> & <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Made under</th><td class="infobox-data">Art. 95 EC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_Journal_of_the_European_Union" title="Official Journal of the European Union">Journal</a> reference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32002L0095:EN:HTML">eur-lex.europa.eu L37, 13 February 2003, pp. 19–23</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ccf;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date made</th><td class="infobox-data">27 January 2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Entry into force</th><td class="infobox-data">13 February 2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Implementation date</th><td class="infobox-data">13 August 2004</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ccf;">Preparative texts</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">Commission</a> proposal</th><td class="infobox-data">C365E, 19 December 2000, p. 195,<br />C240E, 28 August 2001, p. 303.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/European_Economic_and_Social_Committee" title="European Economic and Social Committee">EESC</a> opinion</th><td class="infobox-data">C116, 20 April 2001, p. 38.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Committee_of_the_Regions" class="mw-redirect" title="Committee of the Regions">CR</a> opinion</th><td class="infobox-data">C148, 18 May 2001, p. 1.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">EP</a> opinion</th><td class="infobox-data">C34E, 7 February 2002, p. 109.</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ccf;">Other legislation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Amended by</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">Directive 2008/35/EC</span>; <span class="nowrap">Decision 2005/618/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2005/717/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2005/747/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2006/310/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2006/690/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2006/691/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2006/692/EC</span>, <span class="nowrap">Decision 2008/385/EC</span>.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Replaced by</th><td class="infobox-data">Directive 2011/65/EU, 3 January 2013<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #; font-weight: bold;">Recast with new legislation</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive</b> 2002/95/EC (<b>RoHS 1</b>), short for <b>Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment</b>, was adopted in February 2003 by the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous chemicals in electronics. </p><p>The RoHS 1 <a href="/wiki/European_Union_directive" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union directive">directive</a> took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and became a law in each member state.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This directive restricts (with <a href="#Restriction_Exemptions">exceptions</a>) the use of ten hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. In addition to the exceptions, there are <a href="#Scope_exclusions">exclusions</a> for products such as solar panels. It is closely linked with the <a href="/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive" title="Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive">Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive</a> (WEEE) 2002/96/EC (now superseded<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts of toxic <a href="/wiki/Electronic_waste" title="Electronic waste">electronic waste</a>. In speech, RoHS is often spelled out, or pronounced<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="/ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span></span>/</a></span></span>, or <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'h' in 'hi'">h</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span></span>/</a></span></span>, and refers to the EU standard, unless otherwise qualified. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Details">Details</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each European Union member state will adopt its own enforcement and implementation policies using the directive as a guide. </p><p><b>RoHS</b> is often referred to as the "lead-free directive", but it restricts the use of the following ten substances: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">Lead</a> (Pb)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_(element)" title="Mercury (element)">Mercury</a> (Hg)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">Cadmium</a> (Cd)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium" title="Hexavalent chromium">Hexavalent chromium</a> (Cr<sup>6+</sup>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polybrominated_biphenyls" class="mw-redirect" title="Polybrominated biphenyls">Polybrominated biphenyls</a> (PBB)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBDE" class="mw-redirect" title="PBDE">Polybrominated diphenyl ether</a> (PBDE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DEHP" class="mw-redirect" title="DEHP">Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate</a> (DEHP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benzyl_butyl_phthalate" title="Benzyl butyl phthalate">Butyl benzyl phthalate</a> (BBP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dibutyl_phthalate" title="Dibutyl phthalate">Dibutyl phthalate</a> (DBP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diisobutyl_phthalate" title="Diisobutyl phthalate">Diisobutyl phthalate</a> (DIBP)</li></ol> <p><b>Maximum Permitted Concentration: 0.1%</b><sup id="cite_ref-Eur-lex.europa.eu_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eur-lex.europa.eu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Max for Cadmium: 0.01%</b><sup id="cite_ref-Eur-lex.europa.eu_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eur-lex.europa.eu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP were added as part of DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/863 which was published on 31 March 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-Eur-lex.europa.eu_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eur-lex.europa.eu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PBB and PBDE are <a href="/wiki/Flame_retardant" title="Flame retardant">flame retardants</a> used in several plastics. <a href="/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium" title="Hexavalent chromium">Hexavalent chromium</a> is used in <a href="/wiki/Chrome_plating" title="Chrome plating">chrome plating</a>, chromate coatings and <a href="/wiki/Primer_(paint)" title="Primer (paint)">primers</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Chromic_acid" title="Chromic acid">chromic acid</a>. </p><p>The maximum permitted concentrations in non-<a href="#Restriction_Exemptions">exempt products</a> are 0.1% or 1000 <a href="/wiki/Parts_per_million" class="mw-redirect" title="Parts per million">ppm</a> (except for <a href="/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">cadmium</a>, which is limited to 0.01% or 100 ppm) by weight. The restrictions are on each <i>homogeneous material</i> in the product, which means that the limits do not apply to the weight of the finished product, or even to a component, but to any single material that could (theoretically) be separated mechanically – for example, the sheath on a cable or the <a href="/wiki/Tinning" title="Tinning">tinning</a> on a component lead. </p><p>As an example, a <a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">radio</a> is composed of a case, <a href="/wiki/Screws" class="mw-redirect" title="Screws">screws</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washer_(hardware)" title="Washer (hardware)">washers</a>, a circuit board, speakers, etc. The screws, washers, and case may each be made of homogenous materials, but the other components comprise multiple sub-components of many different types of material. For instance, a circuit board is composed of a bare <a href="/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" title="Printed circuit board">printed circuit board</a> (PCB), <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">integrated circuits</a> (IC), <a href="/wiki/Resistors" class="mw-redirect" title="Resistors">resistors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capacitors" class="mw-redirect" title="Capacitors">capacitors</a>, switches, etc. A <a href="/wiki/Switch" title="Switch">switch</a> is composed of a case, a lever, a spring, contacts, pins, etc., each of which may be made of different materials. A contact might be composed of a copper strip with a surface coating. A <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeaker</a> is composed of a permanent magnet, copper wire, paper, etc. </p><p>Everything that can be identified as a homogeneous material must meet the limit. So if it turns out that the case was made of plastic with 2,300 ppm (0.23%) PBB used as a flame retardant, then the entire radio would fail the requirements of the directive. </p><p>In an effort to close RoHS 1 loopholes, in May 2006 the European Commission was asked to review two currently excluded product categories (monitoring and control equipment, and medical devices) for future inclusion in the products that must fall into RoHS compliance.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition the commission entertains requests for deadline extensions or for exclusions by substance categories, substance location or weight.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New legislation was published in the official journal in July 2011 which supersedes this exemption. </p><p>Note that batteries are not included within the scope of RoHS. However, in Europe, batteries are under the European Commission's 1991 Battery Directive (91/157/EEC<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), which was recently<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (August 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> increased in scope and approved in the form of the new <a href="/wiki/Battery_directive" class="mw-redirect" title="Battery directive">battery directive</a>, version 2003/0282 COD,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which will be official when submitted to and published in the EU's Official Journal. While the first Battery Directive addressed possible trade barrier issues brought about by disparate European member states' implementation, the new directive more explicitly highlights improving and protecting the environment from the negative effects of the waste contained in batteries. It also contains a programme for more ambitious recycling of industrial, automotive, and consumer batteries, gradually increasing the rate of manufacturer-provided collection sites to 45% by 2016. It also sets limits of 5 ppm mercury and 20 ppm cadmium to batteries except those used in medical, emergency, or portable power-tool devices.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though not setting quantitative limits on quantities of lead, lead–acid, nickel, and nickel–cadmium in batteries, it cites a need to restrict these substances and provide for recycling up to 75% of batteries with these substances. There are also provisions for marking the batteries with symbols in regard to metal content and recycling collection information. </p><p>The directive applies to equipment as defined by a section of the WEEE directive. The following numeric categories apply: </p> <ol><li>Large household appliances</li> <li>Small household appliances</li> <li>IT & telecommunications equipment (although infrastructure equipment is exempt in some countries)</li> <li>Consumer equipment</li> <li>Lighting equipment – including light bulbs</li> <li>Electronic and electrical tools</li> <li>Toys, leisure, and sports equipment</li> <li>Medical devices (exemption removed in July 2011)</li> <li>Monitoring and control instruments (exemption removed in July 2011)</li> <li>Automatic dispensers</li> <li>Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above.</li></ol> <p>It does not apply to fixed industrial plant and tools. Compliance is the responsibility of the company that puts the product on the market, as defined in the Directive; components and sub-assemblies are not responsible for product compliance. Of course, given the fact that the regulation is applied at the homogeneous material level, data on substance concentrations needs to be transferred through the supply chain to the final producer. An IPC standard has recently been developed and published to facilitate this data exchange, IPC-1752.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is enabled through two PDF forms that are free to use. </p><p>RoHS applies to these products in the EU whether made within the EU or imported. Certain exemptions apply, and these are updated on occasion by the EU. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Examples_of_product_components_containing_restricted_substances">Examples of product components containing restricted substances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Examples of product components containing restricted substances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RoHS restricted substances have been used in a broad array of consumer electronics products. Examples of components that have contained lead include: </p> <ul><li>paints and pigments</li> <li>PVC (vinyl) cables as a stabiliser (e.g., power cords, USB cables)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solder" title="Solder">solders</a></li> <li>printed circuit board finishes, leads, internal and external interconnects</li> <li>glass in television and photographic products (e.g., CRT television screens and camera lenses)</li> <li>metal parts</li> <li>lamps and bulbs</li> <li>batteries</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuits" class="mw-redirect" title="Integrated circuits">integrated circuits</a> or microchips</li></ul> <p>Cadmium is found in many of the components above; examples include plastic pigmentation, <a href="/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93cadmium_battery" title="Nickel–cadmium battery">nickel–cadmium (NiCd) batteries</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cadmium_sulfide" title="Cadmium sulfide">CdS</a> photocells (used in night lights). Mercury is used in lighting applications and automotive switches; examples include <a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp" title="Fluorescent lamp">fluorescent lamps</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mercury_switch" title="Mercury switch">mercury tilt switches</a> (these are rarely used nowadays). Hexavalent chromium is used for metal finishes to prevent corrosion. Polybrominated biphenyls and diphenyl ethers/oxides are used primarily as flame retardants.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hazardous_materials_and_the_high-tech_waste_problem">Hazardous materials and the high-tech waste problem</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Hazardous materials and the high-tech waste problem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RoHS and other efforts to reduce hazardous materials in electronics are motivated in part to address the global issue of consumer electronics waste. As newer technology arrives at an ever-increasing rate, consumers are discarding their obsolete products sooner than ever. This waste ends up in landfills and in countries like China to be "recycled".<sup id="cite_ref-es071873x_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-es071873x-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <blockquote><p>In the fashion-conscious mobile market, 98 million U.S. cell phones took their last call in 2005. All told, the EPA estimates that in the U.S. that year, between 1.5 and 1.9 million tons of computers, TVs, VCRs, monitors, cell phones, and other equipment were discarded. If all sources of electronic waste are tallied, it could total 50 million tons a year worldwide, according to the UN Environment Programme.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalgeographic1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalgeographic1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>American electronics sent offshore to countries like Ghana in West Africa under the guise of recycling may be doing more harm than good. Not only are adult and child workers in these jobs being poisoned by heavy metals, but these metals are returning to the U.S. "The U.S. right now is shipping large quantities of leaded materials to China, and China is the world's major manufacturing center," <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Weidenhamer" title="Jeffrey Weidenhamer">Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer</a> says, a chemistry professor at Ashland University in Ohio. "It's not all that surprising things are coming full circle and now we're getting contaminated products back."<sup id="cite_ref-es071873x_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-es071873x-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changing_toxicity_perceptions">Changing toxicity perceptions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Changing toxicity perceptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the high-tech waste problem, RoHS reflects contemporary research over the past 50 years in biological toxicology that acknowledges the long-term effects of low-level chemical exposure on populations. New testing is capable of detecting much smaller concentrations of environmental toxicants. Researchers are associating these exposures with neurological, developmental, and reproductive changes. </p><p>RoHS and other environmental laws are in contrast to historical and contemporary law that seek to address only acute toxicology, that is direct exposure to large amounts of toxic substances causing severe injury or death.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life-cycle_impact_assessment_of_lead-free_solder">Life-cycle impact assessment of lead-free solder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Life-cycle impact assessment of lead-free solder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">United States Environmental Protection Agency</a> (EPA) has published a <a href="/wiki/Life-cycle_assessment" title="Life-cycle assessment">life-cycle assessment</a> (LCA) of the environmental impacts of lead-free and tin–lead <a href="/wiki/Solder" title="Solder">solder</a>, as used in electronic products.<sup id="cite_ref-EPALifecycle_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPALifecycle-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For bar solders, when only lead-free solders were considered, the tin/copper alternative had the lowest (best) scores. For paste solders, <a href="/wiki/Bismuth" title="Bismuth">bismuth</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>/silver had the lowest impact scores among the lead-free alternatives in every category except <a href="/wiki/Non-renewable_resource" title="Non-renewable resource">non-renewable resource</a> consumption. For both paste and bar solders, all of the lead-free solder alternatives had a lower (better) LCA score in toxicity categories than tin/lead solder. This is primarily due to the toxicity of lead, and the amount of lead that leaches from printed wiring board assemblies, as determined by the leachability study conducted by the partnership. The study results are providing the industry with an objective analysis of the life-cycle environmental effects of leading candidate alternative lead-free solders, allowing industry to consider environmental concerns along with the traditionally evaluated parameters of cost and performance. This assessment is also allowing industry to redirect efforts toward products and processes that reduce solders' environmental footprint, including energy consumption, releases of toxic chemicals, and potential risks to human health and the environment. Another life-cycle assessment by IKP, University of Stuttgart, shows similar results to those of the EPA study.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life-cycle_impact_assessment_of_BFR-free_plastics">Life-cycle impact assessment of BFR-free plastics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Life-cycle impact assessment of BFR-free plastics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ban on concentrations of <a href="/wiki/Brominated_flame_retardant" title="Brominated flame retardant">brominated flame retardants</a> (BFR) above 0.1% in plastics has affected plastics recycling. As more and more products include recycled plastics, it has become critical to know the BFR concentration in these plastics, either by tracing the origins of the recycled plastics to establish the BFR concentrations, or by measuring the BFR concentrations from samples. Plastics with high BFR concentrations are costly to handle or to discard, whereas plastics with levels below 0.1% have value as recyclable materials. </p><p>There are a number of analytical techniques for the rapid measurement of BFR concentrations. <a href="/wiki/X-ray_fluorescence_spectroscopy" class="mw-redirect" title="X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy">X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy</a> can confirm the presence of bromine (Br), but it does not indicate the BFR concentration or specific molecule. <a href="/wiki/Ion_attachment_mass_spectrometry" class="mw-redirect" title="Ion attachment mass spectrometry">Ion attachment mass spectrometry</a> (IAMS) can be used to measure BFR concentrations in plastics. The BFR ban has significantly affected both upstream (plastic material selection) and downstream (plastic material recycling).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011/65/EU_(RoHS_2)"><span id="2011.2F65.2FEU_.28RoHS_2.29"></span><span class="anchor" id="RoHS_2"></span>2011/65/EU (RoHS 2)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RoHS 2 directive (2011/65/EU) is an evolution of the original directive and became law on 21 July 2011 and took effect on 2 January 2013. It addresses the same substances as the original directive while improving regulatory conditions and legal clarity. It requires periodic re-evaluations that facilitate gradual broadening of its requirements to cover additional electronic and electrical equipment, cables and spare parts.<sup id="cite_ref-HP-RoHS2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HP-RoHS2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CE logo now indicates compliance and RoHS 2 declaration of conformity is now detailed (see below).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2012, a final report from the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a> revealed that some EU Member States considered all toys under the scope of the primary RoHS 1 Directive 2002/95/EC, irrespective of whether their primary or secondary functions were using electric currents or electromagnetic fields. From the implementation of RoHS 2 or RoHS Recast Directive 2011/65/EU on, all the concerned Member States will have to comply with the new regulation. </p><p>The key difference in the recast is that it is now necessary to demonstrate conformity in a similar way to the LVD and EMC directives. Not being able to show compliance in sufficiently detailed files, and not ensuring it is implemented in production is now a criminal offence. Like the other CE marking directives it mandates production control and traceability to the technical files. It describes two methods of achieving presumption of conformity (Directive 2011/65/EU Article 16.2), either technical files should include test data for all materials or a standard accepted in the official journal for the directive, is used. Currently the only standard is EN IEC 63000:2018 (based on IEC 63000:2016 superseded EN 50581:2012), a risk based method to reduce the amount of test data required (Harmonised Standards list for RoHS2, OJEU C363/6). </p><p>One of the consequences of the requirement to demonstrate conformity is the requirement to know the exemption use of each component, otherwise it is not possible to know compliance when the product is placed on the market, the only point in time the product must be 'compliant'. Many do not understand that 'compliance' varies depending on what exemptions are in force and it is quite possible to make a non-compliant product with 'compliant' components. Compliance must be calculated on the day of placing on the market. In reality this means knowing the exemption status of all components and using up stock of old status parts before the expire date of the exemptions (Directive 2011/65/EU Article 7.b referring to Decision 768/2008/EC Module A Internal production control). Not having a system to manage this could be seen as a lack of diligence and a criminal prosecution could occur (UK Instrument 2012 N. 3032 section 39 Penalties). </p><p>RoHS 2 also has a more dynamic approach to exemptions, creating an automatic expiration if exemptions are not renewed by requests from industry. Additionally new substances can be added to the controlled list, with 4 new substances expected to be controlled by 2019. All these mean greater information control and update systems are required. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Other differences include new responsibilities for importers and distributors and markings to improve traceability to the technical files. These are part of the NLF for directives and make the supply chain a more active part of the policing (Directive 2011/65/EU Articles 7, 9, 10). </p><p>There has been a recent additional amendment 2017/2102 to 2011/65 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015/863_(RoHS_2_amendment)"><span id="2015.2F863_.28RoHS_2_amendment.29"></span>2015/863 (RoHS 2 amendment)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2015/863 (RoHS 2 amendment)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The RoHS 2 directive (2011/65/EU) contains allowance to add new materials and 4 materials are highlighted for this attention in the original version, the amendment 2015/863 adds four additional substances to Annex II of 2011/65/EU (3/4 of the new restrictions are recommended for investigation in the original directive, ref Para 10 of preamble). This is another reason that simple component RoHS compliance statements are not acceptable as compliance requirements vary depending on the date the product is placed on the market (ref IEC 63000:2016). The additional four substances restriction and evidence requirements shall be applied for products placed on the market on or after 22 July 2019 except where exemptions permit as stated in Annex III.,<sup id="cite_ref-Eur-lex.europa.eu_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eur-lex.europa.eu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although at the time of writing no exemptions exist or have been applied for, for these materials. The four additional substances are </p> <ol><li>Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)</li> <li>Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)</li> <li>Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)</li> <li>Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)</li></ol> <p>The maximum permitted concentrations in non-exempt products are 0.1%. </p><p>The new substances are also listed under the REACH Candidate list, and DEHP is not authorised for manufacturing (use as a substance) in the EU under Annex XIV of REACH.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scope_exclusions">Scope exclusions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scope exclusions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the recast of the original RoHS (I) Directive (2002/95/EC), the scope of the directive was decoupled from the scope of the WEEE Directive and an open scope was introduced. The RoHS (II) Directive (2011/65/EU) was applicable to all electrical and electronic equipment. Scope limitations and exclusions were specifically introduced in Article 2(4) a) – j) of the recast Directive. All other EEE was in scope of the Directive, unless specific exemptions have been granted through Commission delegated acts (see next paragraph). </p><p>The scope exclusions are listed below <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This Directive does not apply to: </p> <ol type="a"> <li>equipment which is necessary for the protection of the essential interests of the security of Member States, including arms, munitions and war material intended for specifically military purposes;</li> <li>equipment designed to be sent into space;</li> <li>equipment which is specifically designed, and is to be installed, as part of another type of equipment that is excluded or does not fall within the scope of this Directive, which can fulfil its function only if it is part of that equipment, and which can be replaced only by the same specifically designed equipment;</li> <li>large-scale stationary industrial tools;</li> <li>large-scale fixed installations;</li> <li>means of transport for persons or goods, excluding electric two-wheel vehicles which are not type-approved;</li> <li>non-road mobile machinery made available exclusively for professional use;</li> <li>active implantable medical devices;</li> <li>photovoltaic panels intended to be used in a system that is designed, assembled and installed by professionals for permanent use at a defined location to produce energy from solar light for public, commercial, industrial and residential applications;</li> <li>equipment specifically designed solely for the purposes of research and development only made available on a business-to-business basis.</li> </ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Restriction_exemptions">Restriction exemptions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Restriction exemptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Restriction_Exemptions"></span> There are over 80 exemptions, some of which are quite broad. Exemptions will automatically expire after 5 or 7 years unless renewed.<sup id="cite_ref-HP-RoHS2_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HP-RoHS2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard</a>: "The European Union is gradually narrowing the scope of and expiring many of the current RoHS exemptions. In addition, it is likely that new substance restrictions will be introduced in the next several years."<sup id="cite_ref-HP-RoHS2_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HP-RoHS2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some exemptions:<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Lead as an alloying element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead by weight, and copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight is permitted.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Category 6c)</li> <li>Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based solder alloys containing 85% or more lead by weight). (Category 7a)</li> <li>"Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, transmission, and network management for telecommunications." (Category 7b)</li> <li>Limited amounts of mercury in fluorescent and other <a href="/wiki/Light_bulbs" class="mw-redirect" title="Light bulbs">light bulbs</a> where it is essential to their functioning comprise RoHS 2 Categories 1, 2, 3, and 4</li></ul> <p>Medical devices were exempt in the original directive.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RoHS 2 narrowed the exemption's scope to <i>active implantable</i> medical devices only (Category 4h). In vitro diagnostic devices (IVDD) and other medical devices are now included.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Automotive vehicles are exempt (Category 4f). Vehicles instead are addressed in the <a href="/wiki/End_of_Life_Vehicles_Directive" title="End of Life Vehicles Directive">End of Life Vehicles Directive</a> (Directive 2000/53/EC).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Labeling_and_documentation">Labeling and documentation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Labeling and documentation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_(logo).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg/50px-Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg/75px-Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg/100px-Conformit%C3%A9_Europ%C3%A9enne_%28logo%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="200" /></a><figcaption>The CE logo</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Car_charger,_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg/220px-Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg/330px-Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg/440px-Car_charger%2C_2_automobile_auxiliary_power_outlets_and_2_USB_sockets-9827.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4179" data-file-height="3740" /></a><figcaption>RoHS and CE mark on a car charger</figcaption></figure> <p>Products within scope of the RoHS 2 directive must display the <a href="/wiki/CE_mark" class="mw-redirect" title="CE mark">CE mark</a>, the manufacturers name and address and a serial or batch number. Parties needing to know more detailed compliance information can find this on the EU Declaration of Conformity for the product as created by the manufacturer (Brand owner) responsible for the design or the EU representative. The regulation also requires most actors in the supply chain for the product (importer and distributors) to keep and check this document, as well as ensuring a conformance process has been followed and the correct language translation for instructions are provided. The manufacturer must keep certain documentation to demonstrate conformity, known as a technical file or technical records. The directive requires the manufacturer to demonstrate conformity by the use of test data for all materials or by following a harmonised standard (IEC 63000:2016 is the only standard at the time of writing). Regulators may request this file or, more likely, specific data from it as it will likely be very large.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RoHS-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/RoHS-2.jpg/50px-RoHS-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/RoHS-2.jpg/75px-RoHS-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/RoHS-2.jpg/100px-RoHS-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="468" data-file-height="397" /></a><figcaption>A RoHS mark</figcaption></figure> <p>RoHS did not require any specific product labelling, but many manufacturers have adopted their own compliance marks to reduce confusion. Visual indicators have included explicit "RoHS compliant" labels, green leaves, check marks, and "PB-Free" markings. Chinese RoHS labels, a lower case "e" within a circle with arrows, can also imply compliance. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WEEE_2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WEEE_2.svg/50px-WEEE_2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WEEE_2.svg/75px-WEEE_2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WEEE_2.svg/100px-WEEE_2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="748" /></a><figcaption>The WEEE directive logo</figcaption></figure> <p>RoHS 2 attempts to address this issue by requiring the aforementioned CE mark whose use is policed by the Trading Standards enforcement agency.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It states that the <i>only</i> permitted indication of RoHS compliance is the CE mark.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The closely related WEEE (<a href="/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive" title="Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive">Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive</a>), which became law simultaneously with RoHS, depicts a waste-can logo with an "X" through it and often accompanies the CE mark. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_possible_additions">Future possible additions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Future possible additions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New substance restrictions being considered for introduction in the next few years include phthalates, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), chlorinated flame retardants (CFRs), and PVC.<sup id="cite_ref-HP-RoHS2_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HP-RoHS2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_regions">Other regions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Other regions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asia_/_Pacific"><span id="Asia_.2F_Pacific"></span>Asia / Pacific</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Asia / Pacific"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>China Order No. 39</dt> <dd>Final Measures for the <i>Administration of the Control and Electronic Information Products</i> (often referred to as <i><a href="/wiki/China_RoHS" title="China RoHS">China RoHS</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) has the stated intent to establish similar restrictions, but in fact takes a very different approach. Unlike EU RoHS, where products in specified categories are included unless specifically excluded, there will be a list of included products, known as the <i>catalogue</i> – see Article 18 of the regulation – which will be a subset of the total scope of Electronic Information Products, or EIPs, to which the regulations apply. Initially, products that fall under the covered scope must provide markings and disclosure as to the presence of certain substances, while the substances themselves are not (yet) prohibited. There are some products that are EIPs, which are not in scope for EU RoHS, <i>e.g.</i> radar systems, semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, photomasks, etc. The list of EIPs is available in Chinese and English.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The marking and disclosure aspects of the regulation were intended to take effect on 1 July 2006, but were postponed twice to 1 March 2007. There is no timeline for the catalogue yet.</dd> <dt>Japan</dt> <dd>Japan does not have any direct legislation dealing with the RoHS substances, but its recycling laws have spurred Japanese manufacturers to move to a lead-free process in accordance with RoHS guidelines. A <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Japan#Powers" title="Cabinet of Japan">ministerial ordinance</a> <i>Japanese industrial standard for Marking of Specific Chemical Substances</i> (J-MOSS), effective from 1 July 2006, directs that some electronic products exceeding a specified amount of the nominated toxic substances must carry a warning label.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>South Korea</dt> <dd>South Korea promulgated the <i>Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles</i> on 2 April 2007. This regulation has aspects of RoHS, WEEE, and ELV.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Act" title="Consumer Product Safety Act">Consumer Product Safety Act</a> was enacted in 1972 followed by the <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Product_Safety_Improvement_Act" title="Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act">Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act</a> in 2008. </p><p>California has passed the <a href="/wiki/California_Electronic_Waste_Recycling_Act" title="California Electronic Waste Recycling Act">Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003</a> (EWRA). This law prohibits the sale of electronic devices after 1 January 2007, that are prohibited from being sold under the EU RoHS directive, but across a much narrower scope that includes LCDs, CRTs, and the like and only covers the four heavy metals restricted by RoHS. EWRA also has a restricted material disclosure requirement. </p><p>Effective 1 January 2010, the California Lighting Efficiency and Toxics Reduction Act applies RoHS to general purpose lights, i.e. "lamps, bulbs, tubes, or other electric devices that provide functional illumination for indoor residential, indoor commercial, and outdoor use."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other US states and cities are debating whether to adopt similar laws, and there are several states that have mercury and PBDE bans already.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 31, 2020, the United Kingdom completed its withdrawal from the European Union and subsequently entered a transition phase spanning from February 1 to December 31, 2020. This event is commonly referred to as Brexit. During this transitional period, the United Kingdom conducted a comprehensive assessment of various regulations, including RoHS. UK RoHS stays well aligned with EU RoHS, with similar scopes, restricted substances, thresholds, and exemptions.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Worldwide standards and certification are available under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=QC_080000&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="QC 080000 (page does not exist)">QC 080000</a> standard, governed by the <a href="/wiki/National_Standards_Authority_of_Ireland" title="National Standards Authority of Ireland">National Standards Authority of Ireland</a>, to ensure the control of hazardous substances in industrial applications. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Compliance"></span> In 2012 Sweden's Chemicals Agency (Kemi) and Electrical Safety Authority tested 63 consumer electronics products and found that 12 were out of compliance. Kemi claims that this is similar to testing results from prior years. "Eleven products contained prohibited levels of lead, and one of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants. Details of seven companies have been passed to Swedish prosecutors. Kemi says that levels of non-compliance with RoHS are similar to previous years, and remain too high."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_standards">Other standards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other standards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RoHS is not the only environmental standard of which electronic product developers should be aware. Manufacturers will find that it is cheaper to have only a single <a href="/wiki/Bill_of_materials" title="Bill of materials">bill of materials</a> for a product that is distributed worldwide, instead of customising the product to fit each country's specific environmental laws. Therefore, they develop their own standards, which allow only the strictest of all allowable substances. </p><p>For example, <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a> forces each of their suppliers to complete a Product Content Declaration<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> form to document compliance to their environmental standard 'Baseline Environmental Requirements for Materials, Parts and Products for IBM Logo Hardware Products'.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, IBM banned <a href="/wiki/Decabromodiphenyl_ether" title="Decabromodiphenyl ether">DecaBDE</a>, even though there was formerly a RoHS exemption for this material<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (overturned by the European Court in 2008).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similarly, here is <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard</a>'s environmental standard.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adverse effects on product quality and reliability, plus high cost of compliance (especially to small business) are cited as criticisms of the directive, as well as early research indicating that the life cycle benefits of lead-free <a href="/wiki/Solder" title="Solder">solder</a> versus traditional solder materials are mixed.<sup id="cite_ref-EPALifecycle_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EPALifecycle-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Criticism earlier on came from an industry resistant to change and a misunderstanding of solders and soldering processes. Deliberate misinformation was espoused to resist what was perceived as a "non-tariff barrier created by European bureaucrats." Many believe the industry is stronger now through this experience and has a better understanding of the science and technologies involved.<sup id="cite_ref-Fact_and_fiction_in_lead-free_soldering_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fact_and_fiction_in_lead-free_soldering-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One criticism of RoHS is that the restriction of lead and cadmium does not address some of their most prolific applications, while being costly for the electronics industry to comply with <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. Specifically, the total lead used in electronics makes up only 2% of world lead consumption, while 90% of lead is used for batteries (covered by the battery directive, as mentioned above, which requires recycling and limits the use of mercury and cadmium, but does not restrict lead). Another criticism is that less than 4% of lead in landfills is due to electronic components or circuit boards, while approximately 36% is due to leaded glass in <a href="/wiki/Cathode-ray_tube" title="Cathode-ray tube">cathode-ray tube</a> monitors and televisions, which can contain up to 2 kg per screen. This study was done right after the <a href="/wiki/Tech_boom" class="mw-redirect" title="Tech boom">tech boom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The more common lead-free solder systems have a higher melting point, e.g. a 30 °C typical difference for tin-silver-copper alloys, but wave soldering temperatures are approximately the same at ~255 °C;<sup id="cite_ref-Fact_and_fiction_in_lead-free_soldering_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fact_and_fiction_in_lead-free_soldering-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however at this temperature most typical lead-free solders have longer wetting times than <a href="/wiki/Eutectic" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutectic">eutectic</a> Pb/Sn 37:63 solder.<sup id="cite_ref-wet1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wet1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally wetting force is typically lower,<sup id="cite_ref-wet1_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wet1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which can be disadvantageous (for hole filling), but advantageous in other situations (closely spaced components). </p><p>Care must be taken in selection of RoHS solders as some formulations are harder with less ductility, increasing the likelihood of <a href="/wiki/Fracture" title="Fracture">cracks</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Plastic_deformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Plastic deformation">plastic deformation</a>, which is typical for lead-containing solders.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Cracks can occur due to thermal or mechanical forces acting on components or the circuit board, the former being more common during manufacturing and the latter in the field. RoHS solders exhibit advantages and disadvantages in these respects, dependent on packaging and formulation.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The editor of Conformity Magazine wondered in 2005 if the transition to lead-free solder would affect long-term reliability of electronic devices and systems, especially in applications more mission-critical than in consumer products, citing possible breaches due to other environmental factors like oxidation.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2005 Farnell/Newark InOne "<i>RoHS Legislation and Technical Manual</i>",<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> cites these and other "lead-free" solder issues, such as: </p> <ol><li>Warping or delamination of printed circuit boards;</li> <li>Damage to through-holes, ICs and components on circuit boards; and,</li> <li>Added moisture sensitivity, all of which may compromise quality and reliability.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effect_on_reliability">Effect on reliability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Effect on reliability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Potential reliability concerns were addressed in Annex item #7 of the RoHS directive, granting some specific exemptions from regulation until 2010. These issues were raised when the directive was first implemented in 2003 and reliability effects were less known.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another potential problem that some lead-free, high tin-based solders may face is the growth of <a href="/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)" title="Whisker (metallurgy)">tin whiskers</a>. These thin strands of tin can grow and make contact with an adjacent trace, developing a <a href="/wiki/Short_circuit" title="Short circuit">short circuit</a>. Lead in the solder suppresses the growth of tin whiskers. Historically tin whiskers have been associated with a handful of failures, including a <a href="/wiki/Millstone_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Events" title="Millstone Nuclear Power Plant">nuclear power plant shutdown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Artificial_cardiac_pacemaker" title="Artificial cardiac pacemaker">pacemaker</a> incident where pure tin plating was used. However, these failures pre-date RoHS. They also do not involve consumer electronics, and therefore may employ RoHS-restricted substances if desired. Manufacturers of electronic equipment for mission-critical aerospace applications have followed a policy of caution and therefore resisted the adoption of lead-free solders. </p><p>To help mitigate potential problems, lead-free manufacturers are using a variety of approaches such as tin-zinc formulations that produce non-conducting whiskers or formulations that reduce growth, although they do not halt growth completely in all circumstances.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fortunately, experience thus far suggests deployed instances of RoHS compliant products are not failing due to whisker growth. Dr. Ronald Lasky of Dartmouth College reports: "RoHS has been in force for more than 15 months now, and ~$400B RoHS-compliant products have been produced. With all of these products in the field, no significant numbers of tin whisker-related failures have been reported."<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whisker growth occurs slowly over time, is unpredictable, and not fully understood, so time may be the only true test of these efforts. Whisker growth is even observable for lead-based solders, albeit on a much smaller scale. </p><p>Some countries have exempted medical and telecommunication infrastructure products from the legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this may be a moot point, since as electronic component manufacturers convert their production lines to producing only lead-free parts, conventional parts with <a href="/wiki/Eutectic_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Eutectic point">eutectic</a> tin-lead solder will simply not be available, even for military, aerospace and industrial users. To the extent that only solder is involved, this is at least partially mitigated by many lead-free components' compatibility with lead-containing solder processes. <a href="/wiki/Leadframe" class="mw-redirect" title="Leadframe">Leadframe</a>-based components, such as <a href="/wiki/Quad_Flat_Package" class="mw-redirect" title="Quad Flat Package">Quad Flat Packages</a> (QFP), <a href="/wiki/Small_Outline_Integrated_Circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Small Outline Integrated Circuit">Small Outline Integrated Circuits</a> (SOIC), and <a href="/wiki/Small_outline_package" class="mw-redirect" title="Small outline package">Small outline packages</a> (SOP) with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gull_wing_lead&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gull wing lead (page does not exist)">gull wing leads</a>, are generally compatible since the finish on the part leads contributes a small amount of material to the finished joint. However, components such as <a href="/wiki/Ball_grid_array" title="Ball grid array">Ball grid arrays</a> (BGA) which come with lead-free solder balls and leadless parts are often not compatible with lead-containing processes.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economic_effect">Economic effect</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Economic effect"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are no <i><a href="/wiki/De_minimis" title="De minimis">de minimis</a></i> exemptions, e.g., for micro-businesses. This economic effect was anticipated and at least some attempts at mitigating the effect were made.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another form of economic effect is the cost of product failures during the switch to RoHS compliance. For example, tin whiskers were responsible for a 5% failure rate in certain components of Swiss Swatch watches in 2006, prior to the July implementation of RoHS, reportedly triggering a US$1 billion recall.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Swatch responded to this by applying for an exemption to RoHS compliance, but this was denied.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Benefits">Benefits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Benefits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_benefits">Health benefits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Health benefits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RoHS helps reduce damage to people and the environment in third-world countries where much of today's "high-tech waste" ends up.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalgeographic1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalgeographic1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of lead-free solders and components reduces risks to electronics industry workers in prototype and manufacturing operations. Contact with solder paste no longer represents the same health hazard as it used to.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reliability_concerns_unfounded">Reliability concerns unfounded</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Reliability concerns unfounded"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Contrary to the predictions of widespread component failure and reduced reliability, RoHS's first anniversary (July 2007) passed with little fanfare.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most contemporary consumer electronics are RoHS compliant. As of 2013, millions of compliant products are in use worldwide. </p><p>Many electronics companies keep "RoHS status" pages on their corporate websites. For example, the AMD website states: </p> <blockquote><p>Although lead containing solder cannot be completely eliminated from all applications today, AMD engineers have developed effective technical solutions to reduce lead content in microprocessors and chipsets to ensure RoHS compliance while minimizing costs and maintaining product features. There is no change to fit, functional, electrical or performance specifications. Quality and reliability standards for RoHS compliant products are expected to be identical compared to current packages.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>RoHS printed circuit board finishing technologies are surpassing traditional formulations in fabrication thermal shock, solder paste printability, contact resistance, and aluminium wire bonding performance and nearing their performance in other attributes.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The properties of lead-free solder, such as its high temperature resilience, has been used to prevent failures under harsh field conditions. These conditions include <a href="/wiki/Operating_temperature" title="Operating temperature">operating temperatures</a> with test cycles in the range of −40 °C to +150 °C with severe vibration and shock requirements. Automobile manufacturers are turning to RoHS solutions now as electronics move into the engine bay.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flow_properties_and_assembly">Flow properties and assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Flow properties and assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the major differences between lead-containing and lead-free solder pastes is the "flow" of the solder in its liquid state. Lead-containing solder has a lower surface tension, and tends to move slightly to attach itself to exposed metal surfaces that touch any part of the liquid solder. Lead-free solder conversely tends to stay in place where it is in its liquid state, and attaches itself to exposed metal surfaces only where the liquid solder touches it. </p><p>This lack of "flow" – while typically seen as a disadvantage because it can lead to lower quality electrical connections – can be used to place components more tightly than they used to be placed due to the properties of lead-containing solders. </p><p>For example, Motorola reports that their new RoHS wireless device assembly techniques are "...enabling a smaller, thinner, lighter unit." Their Motorola Q phone would not have been possible without the new solder. The lead-free solder allows for tighter pad spacing.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Some_exempt_products_achieve_compliance">Some exempt products achieve compliance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Some exempt products achieve compliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Research into new alloys and technologies is allowing companies to release RoHS products that are currently exempt from compliance, <i>e.g.</i> computer servers.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IBM has announced a RoHS solution for high lead solder joints once thought to remain a permanent exemption. The lead-free packaging technology "...offers economical advantages in relation to traditional bumping processes, such as solder waste reduction, use of bulk alloys, quicker time-to-market for products and a much lower chemical usage rate."<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Test and measurement vendors, such as <a href="/wiki/National_Instruments" title="National Instruments">National Instruments</a>, have also started to produce RoHS-compliant products, despite devices in this category being exempt from the RoHS directive.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practical">Practical</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Practical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RoHS compliance can be misleading because RoHS3 (EU) allows exemptions, ex. up to 85% lead content for high-temperature soldering alloys.<sup id="cite_ref-Eur-lex.europa.eu_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eur-lex.europa.eu-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Therefore good companies should clearly define their level of compliance in their product main datasheets (DS); ideally, they should provide a product content sheet (PCS) with full substance declaration by mass. Similarly, good developers (and users) should carefully validate the product info to make sure they get the exact material safety expected. </p><p>Industry Examples: </p> <ul><li>RoHS3 compliant without exemptions</li> <li>RoHS3 compliant with all applicable exemptions</li> <li>RoHS3 compliant with exemption 7a</li> <li>RoHS3 compliant, lead-free</li> <li>RoHS3 compliant, green (where the term green is a company-specific standard, ex. lead-free and halogen-free)</li> <li>RoHS3 compliant with exemptions, lead-free finish</li></ul> <p>Ideal: RoHS3 compliant without exemptions </p><p>Good Minimum Standard: RoHS3 compliant with exemption for lead-content on internal-only material (to help prevent lead-exposure on touch, lead-leakage in water) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Registration,_Evaluation,_Authorisation_and_Restriction_of_Chemicals" title="Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals">REACH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battery_Directive" title="Battery Directive">Battery Directive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_waste" title="Electronic waste">Electronic waste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_computing" title="Green computing">Green computing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ion_attachment_mass_spectrometry" class="mw-redirect" title="Ion attachment mass spectrometry">Ion attachment mass spectrometry</a> – used to enforce RoHS limits on banned substances</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lead_safe_work_practices" title="Lead safe work practices">Lead safe work practices</a> in the US</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_European_Union_directives" title="List of European Union directives">List of 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