RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances Certification
We at, INTL Certification Limited are providing a complete solution of RoHS Certification Services In UK. The European Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) holds electrical and electronic equipment companies directly responsible for the chemical compliance of their products. This means all products must conform to strict standards, provide extensive compliance documentation, and ensure that electrical and electronic products sold in the EU do not contain lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) above the legal threshold. Manufacturers, owners, retailers, and importers alike need to ensure that their products comply in order to be distributed and sold in the EU. What is RoHS2?The proposed changes to the original RoHS Directive in RoHS2 are minor. No additional substances have been added to the six currently restricted. Inclusion of RoHS categories 8 (medical devices) and 9 (control and monitoring instruments) products in RoHS is now proposed, with the proposed dates for inclusion being 2012 or later .
RoHS specifies maximum levels for the following six restricted materials:
- Cadmium (Cd): 100 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): 100 ppm
- Lead (Pb): 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB): 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE): 1000 ppm
- Hexavalent Chromium (CrVI): 1000 ppm