What Sticks and What Doesn't? By Ed Sperling -- Electronic News, 4/1/2005 Ed Sperling Editor-in-Chief The reality of the regulations regarding the restriction...
Less than 5 months to go and the WEEE Directive goes into effect! According to the WEEE Directive, information shall be provided that describes the different...
121 Subject: (RoHS Directive)Rohm 050306 ROHM has met the requirements of the RoHS directive for all semiconductor and passive components. All semiconductor...
Less than 5 months by the original deadline. But consider these points: 1. The UK delayed implementation until 1 Jan 2006. 2. No other nation is as far along...
Yes, UK has delayed implementation and so has Germany. However, UK has stated that marking is still required by Aug 15, 2005. Therefore it is better to get...
FYI http://www.electronicsweekly.com/articles/article.asp? liArticleID=39144&liArticleTypeID=1&liChannelID=110&src=rssfeed ... UK has stated that marking is...
Some more thoughts on WEEE compliance: Without legal precedence, we are all guessing. There are no other rules than the directives, and the yet to be enacted...
This is a great opportunity to understand different viewpoints as I'm sure there will be various approaches as companies work towards WEEE/RoHS Compliance. ...
(March 29, 2005) Brussels, Belgium—The outcome of a recent EU Commision TAC meeting concerning RoHS exemptions was the reaffirmation of its original decision...
We’re only 15 months away from the RoHS lead-free deadline. Do you know where your compliance certification is? As electronics manufacturers, contract...
Taiwan to push for RoHS, WEEE compliance Posted: 05 Apr 2005 Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau - under the Ministry of Economic Affairs -- recently...
Good Article! http://www.electronicsweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=39300& liArticleTypeID=9&liCategoryID=1&liChannelID=118&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&...
I will be out of the office starting 04/12/2005 and will not return until 04/13/2005. I will be out of the office all day Tuesday April 12th. I will reply to...
http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/nuke_industry/co-operation/37743.html European Parliament slams Commission on hazardous substances For the first...
FYI Please acess below site. You will find a new standard for whisker. http://www.pcb007.com/anm/templates/industry2_news.aspx? articleid=1278&zoneid=40...
EU Member States voted on 19th April on the Commission's proposal for a Decision to exempt the flame retardant Deca-BDE from the Restriction on Hazardous...
For the first time since the adoption of regulations guiding the decision-making processes for European Commission committees in 1999, the European Parliament...
I will be out of the office starting 04/22/2005 and will not return until 05/16/2005. I will be out of the office until May 16, 2005. I will not have email ...
This is an interesting article. ... Comment and Opinion: RoHS: Is time running out for business to comply? (published on 22-Apr-2005) Forget the Millennium...
I will be out of the office starting 04/25/2005 and will not return until 05/02/2005. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Josh Gurman (3562),...
In annex 1b of the WEEE directive, item 6, it states: Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools).We make...
The UK DTI defines it this way: Large-scale stationary industrial tools - this is a machine or system, consisting of a combination of equipment, systems or...
Steve, Thanks for the response. How then do you know for sure that your equipment is exempt? How will you prove "due diligence" if after you have product in...
We have created an internal committee with representatives from the EU and US, one of whom sites on a UK trade organization and one who is an attorney in the...
Anyone familiar with ISO 17050? We are seeing this referenced lately on more of our customer inquirys. Is this a "self certification" or is the expectation...
We will all see more and more ISO 17050 as RoHS and EHS standards develop. BS EN ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004 Conformity assessment. Supplier’s declaration of...
Is there a formal way in which to respond to these types of inquiries if your system is exempt from RoHS & WEEE? Thanks, James C. Oswalt, P.E., CSP ...