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When and Where does it come into effect?
On the 1st July 2006, the RoHS Directive became effective to ban the introduction to the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of 6 hazardous materials.
Which 6 hazardous materials?
Lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
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Lighting equipment -- Compact fluorescent lamps, flow pressure sodium lamps… |
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Large household appliances -- Refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, air conditioners… |
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Small household appliances -- Vacuum cleaners, irons, hair dryers, shavers, clocks… |
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IT and Telecommunication equipment -- Mainframes, personal computers, facsimile machines, telephones… |
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Consumer equipment -- Radios, televisions, Hi-Fi… |
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Electrical and electronic tools -- Drills, saws, sewing machines… |
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Toys, leisure and sports equipment -- Electric trains or racing car sets, hand-held video game consoles… |
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Automatic dispensers -- Automatic dispensers for hot or cold bottles or cans... |
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Electric light bulbs |
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Luminaries in households |
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How does WECL react to the new Directive?
WECL will do our best to offer products and components conformed to this Directive. However, during this transitional period, there are both RoHS compliant and non-compliant products existing in our catalogue. So we will distinguish them with special icons for the convenience of our customers:
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| Customers can also click on the RoHS icon to display products with RoHS compliant choices on the category or search result pages. |
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