Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) is a compulsory standard set by Europe Union (EU) regarding the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2.0) has replaced Directive 2002/95/EC since January 3, 2013. All electrical and electronic equipment for sale in Europe are subject to RoHS 2.0.
Products subject to RoHS
▶ Large Household Appliances
▶ Small Household Appliances
▶ IT and Communications Equipments
▶ Consumer Equipments
▶ Lighting Products
▶ Electrical and electronic tools
▶ Toys, leisure and sports equipment
▶ Automatic Dispensers
▶ Medical Devices
▶ Monitoring Devices
▶ All other electrical and electronic devices
Restricted Substances
The limits of Lead(Pb) , Mercury(Hg) ,Chromium VI(Cr6+) ,Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB),Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE),Bis (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP),Bis (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP),Butyl benzyl Phthalate (BBP),Dibutyl Ohthalate (DBP)and Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) are 1000 mg/kg.
Cadmium (Cd) is limited to 100 mg/kg.