tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20792235.post-1136928228730214182006-01-10T22:20:00.000+01:002006-01-12T20:40:49.733+01:00<span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">The European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24) covers almost all EEE in such categories including:<br />Computers<br />IT Equipment, IT Peripherals<br />Electronic Components<br />Radios<br />Consumer Electronics<br />Mobile phones<br />Monitoring and Control Equipment<br />Televisions, DVD Players<br />Lighting, Toys<br />Medical devices, Other </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/news/pdf/weeerohstestingatintertek.pdf"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Download .pdf review of RoHS and WEEE regulations.</span></a><span style="color:#000066;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000066;">From 1st July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the EU shall not contain:<br />Lead (Pb)<br />Mercury (Hg)<br />Cadmium (Cd)<br /></span></span><a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/news/hexachromtest.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Hexavalent chromium (VI) (Cr (VI)</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/news/polybromchemtest.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Certain brominated flame retardants (BFR’s)</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/news/polybromchemtest.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB’s)</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/news/polybromchemtest.shtml"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE’s)</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#000066;">Learn more at:</span> <a href="http://www.itscb.com/newsitetest/services/ROHS/services.shtml"><span style="color:#3333ff;">RoHS WEEE Compliance Services</span></a></span>Erik Holladayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12261609283906045991noreply@blogger.com