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EU Directive 2002/95/EC on The Restriction of The Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)
Presented By Yvonne Halpaus – QNET LLC –
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2. Annual EU Waste Solutions Defined in Environmental Directives
1.3 Billion Tons of Waste
of which
40 Million Tons is hazardous
6 Million Ton is Electrical/Electronic Waste (WEEE)
Solutions Defined in Environmental Directives
►Packaging Directive 94/62/EC
►End Of Life Vehicle Directive 2000/53/EC
►Batteries and Accumulators Directive 91/157/EEC
to be replaced September 2008 by Directive 2006/66/EC.
►WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC
►RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
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3. RoHS Details and Definitions
PRODUCERS
A company that:
▬ Manufactures and sells under his own brand name. OR
▬ Rebrands EEE produced by other suppliers.
▬ Imports or exports EEE on a professional basis into a member state.
Not a Producer: A reseller selling EEE with the brand name of the original producer still on the EEE.
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4. What is the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
An EU Directive Effective
1 July 2006
Purpose
To protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in NEW equipment.
AND
Environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste
electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE directive).
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5. WEEE & RoHS Not Simply A European Issue
Similar laws also aggressively
pursued in:
China Effective date 1 March 2007
South Korea
Japan
USA – California-Electronic waste recycling Act of 2003 (SB20). Tentative compliance date
Minnesota-Proposed legislation SF No
ASTM- Committee Appointed.
Vermont –Massachusetts- Hawaii
Wal Mart- All personal computers sold in stores will meet the RoHS standard. (press release )
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6. RoHS Details and Definitions
Six Hazardous Substances are banned
Lead (Pb)
Cadmium (Cd)
Mercury (Hg)
Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI))
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
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7. RoHS Details and Definitions
Amendment Published 18 August 2005
In the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC the following note is added:
‘For the purposes of Article 5(1)(a), a maximum concentration value of 0,1 % by weight in homogeneous materials for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and of 0,01 % by weight in homogeneous materials for cadmium shall be tolerated.’
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8. RoHS DETAILS & DEFINITIONS Electrical & Electronic Equipment
EEE
Equipment which is:
Dependent on electrical currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly.
For the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents which:
Falls under one of 8 categories. (8-Medical devices and 9-Monitoring & Control instruments are excluded).
Designed for use with a rated alternating voltage not exceeding volts or a rated direct voltage of 1500 volts for direct current.
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9. RoHS DETAILS & DEFINITIONS
Electrical & Electronic Equipment continued
EEE
In Order to Work Properly
Implies:
To be classified as EEE, electrical energy must be required to perform its primary function.
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10. RoHS DETAILS & DEFINITIONS
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
WEEE
EEE which is waste including:
● All components
● Sub Assemblies
● Consumables
Which are part of the product at the time of discarding.
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11. RoHS DETAILS & DEFINITIONS
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment continued
At the time of discarding
All components of the waste product are to be regarded as waste equipment.
At the time of manufacturing
The producer must exercise due diligence to ensure that all components & subassemblies & materials used in their products do not contain any of the six banned hazardous substances.
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12. RoHS DETAILS & DEFINITIONS
RoHS – 8 Product Categories
Large household appliances
Small household appliances
IT and telecommunications equipment
Consumer equipment
Lighting equipment
Electrical & electronic tools
Toys, leisure & sports equipment
Medical devices (Excluded)
Monitoring & control instruments (Excluded)
Automatic dispensers
Plus: Electric light bulbs and Luminaries in households.
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13. RoHS EXEMPTIONS
Applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1).
Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp.
Mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for general purposes not exceeding: -halophoshpate 10 mg, -triphosphate with normal lifetime 5 mg, -triphosphate with long lifetime 8 mg.
Mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for special purposes.
Mercury in other lamps not specifically mentioned in this Annex.
Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes, electronic components and fluorescent tubes.
Lead as an alloying element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminum containing up to 0.4% lead by weight and as a copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight.
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14. RoHS Exemptions continued
7.-Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. tin-lead solder alloys containing more than 85% lead),
- lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems (exemption granted until 2010).
- lead in solders for network infrastructure equipment for switching, signaling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunication.
lead in electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices).
8. Cadmium plating except for applications banned under Directive 91/338/EEC (1) amending Directive 76/769/EEC (2) relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.
9. Hexavalent chromium as an anti-corrosion of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators.
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15. RoHS Exemptions continued
10. Within the procedure referred to in Article 7 (2), the Commission shall evaluate the applications for:
-Deca BDE,
-mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for special purposes,
-lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signaling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunications (with a view to setting a specific time limit for this exemption) and
-light bulbs,
as a matter of priority in order to establish as soon as possible whether these items are to be amended accordingly.
Medical devices.
Monitoring and control instruments.
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16. RoHS Exemptions continued
Equipment specifically for the protection of the security of the member states and for military purposes, e.g. arms, munitions and war material.
Large scale industrial tools.
Elements of a system which are not identifiable as EEE in its own right or that does not have a direct function away from the installation and is
Equipment that is part of a fixed installation:
Combination of several pieces of equipment systems, products and/or components.
Assembled and/or erected by a professional assembler or installer.
At a given place to operate together in an expected environment to perform a specific task.
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17. Large scale industrial tools.
Large scale industrial tools are specifically exempt under category 6. There is no present clear guidance on the scope of EEE covered by this exemption and it is therefore difficult for us to give advice with certainty. Our present view is based on all of the following criteria:
Consist of a combination of equipment, systems, products and/or components (therefore not a singe discrete tool such as a small or medium scale lathe, milling machine or pillar drill)
Be a tool and not be covered under any other category
Be required to be fixed to operate safely or within specification
Be of ‘large-scale’
Require professional installation
Only be used in an industrial environment
Be built to perform a specific task
(Excerpted from
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18. Is it a fixed installation?
The intention of the fixed installation exclusion follows the same principles as the exclusion for vehicle mounted equipment. ‘Products that become part of a product that is outside the scope of the directive are outside the scope of the directive’. In the case of fixed installations the intention is that the product becomes part of the fabric of the building. Once fitted is the equipment discernable from the rest of the building or has it become part of the building? If a business were to move would they be likely to move or leave the product? Lifts, electric doors and gates etc are fixed installations, fitted kitchen appliances, large fixed equipment, cctv camera systems are not.
(excerpted from
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19. RoHS Exemptions continued
Additional exceptions granted by the EU Commission supposed to be published by March 2005 has been delayed and a official objection by a Member of the EU Parliament has been published.
Various industries and company exemptions need to be investigated, may be approved after July 2006 Directive effective date.
Equipment placed on the market before July 2006 may be maintained and repaired with non-compliant parts. This is under review by the EU Commission.
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20. RoHS Decision Tree for Guidance Only
PRODUCT
Dependent of electric current or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly? No
Yes No
Designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volt AC and 1500 DC
Yes No
Fits in one of the 8 categories in Annex 1A of the WEEE Directive
Yes
Yes
Falls under a specific exemption before effective date No
Yes
Comes within the scope of the RoHS Directive
Does not come within the scope of the RoHS Directive
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21. RoHS Enforcement Each EU State ► Adopts RoHS into National Law.
►Sets up enforcement mechanism
Personnel and administrative provisions.
►Determines penalties which must be:
Effective-Proportionate- Dissuasive.
Examples: UK: Fines and prosecution of director and removal of EEE from market.
NL: Fines and removal of EEE from the market.
Germany: Fines up to 50,000€ for each offence , removal of EEE from the market.
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22. RoHS Producer Implementation
All producers of EEE
▬Effective July 1, 2006 place EEE on the EU Market that complies with RoHS directive only.
▬Technical documentation verifying absence of banned hazardous substances in all components, materials, and parts.
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23. RoHS Producer Implementation
Document Compliance
► Supplier: Compliance declarations or certificate (no standardized format) for each component.
► Supplier: Test results or analysis certificate.
► Producer: Standard procedure and records showing due diligence obtaining documented proof of RoHS compliance for each component.
► Producer: Performs internal audits of procedures and records.
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24. RoHS Implementation
Manufacturers must verify that the components used in their end products are RoHS compliant. Documented compliance must be available for each component. If documentation is not available, the only alternative may be to have the component analyzed for hazardous substances.
Manufacturers should request a declaration from each supplier and if in doubt review for accuracy and test if necessary.
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25. Suppliers may design their own materials declarations or certificates, there is no standard format.
There are no requirements for special marking or testing by independent third parties
Importers should be provided all technical documentation detailing the presence or absence of RoHS restricted material.
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26. No official RoHS Symbol
The International Electrotechnical Commission has decided not to publish a standard covering the marking and labeling of products designated as lead-free or RoHS compliant.
The speed with which RoHS compliance changes renders any mark or label meaningless.
Compliance information can be given by a manufacturer declaration only.
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27. UnOfficial RoHS Labels
Examples
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28. Example of a Suppliers Declaration
Declaration of Compliance EC Directive RoHS 2002/95/EC of January 27, 2003
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) & Description:
MPN Part/Product Film Capacitor Description
WIMA SMD 1812 / 2220 / 2824 / 4030
5040 / 6054 / 4036 / 5045 / 6560
Polyester film, metallized
WIMA SMD MP 3-Y2 Paper, metallized
WIMA MKS 02 / MKS 2 / MKS 4 Polyester film, metallized
WIMA MKM 2 / MKM 4 Mixed dielectric, metallized
WIMA MKP 2 / MKP 4 MKP 10 Polypropylene film, metallized
WIMA FKS 2 / FKS 3 Polyester film, film/foil
WIMA FKP 1 / FKP 2 / FKP 3 Polypropylene film, film/foil
WIMA FKM 2 / FKM 3 Mixed dielectric, film/foil
WIMA Snubber MKP Polypropylene film, metallized
WIMA Snubber FKP Polypropylene film, film/foil
WIMA GTO MKP Polypropylene film, metallized
WIMA MP 3-X2 /-Y2 Paper, metallized
WIMA MKP-X2 /-Y2 Polypropylene film, metallized
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29. WIMA GmbH & Co.KG / Germany are in compliance with
This document certifies that the components under above mentioned part numbers manufactured by
WIMA GmbH & Co.KG / Germany are in compliance with
Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January
2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances
(Lead (Pb), Cadmium(Cd), Mercury(Hg), Hexavalent Chromium or their compounds, flame retardants
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)) in electrical and electronic
equipment (RoHS Directives). The stated components are deemed as compliant to the definitions given in
the said directive.
Authorized signatory for WIMA GmbH & Co.KG:
__________/___________________________ /_ 7th Dec. 2004_ /___ _ Quality Manager
Printed Name / Signed for and on behalf of / Date / Title (Officer of Company)
MANNHEIM
Hausanschrift / Street address
Pfingstweidstr. 13 · D Mannheim
Telefon / Phone: /
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30. UK Site for RoHS Compliance
For the latest information on exemptions and amendments to the Directive.
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31. The End
THE END
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