RoHS Restrictions and Dates
The RoHS Directive proscribes the use of certain materials in electrical and electronic equipment. Products covered by the WEEE Directive (except medical devices and monitoring and control instruments) and put on the market after 30th June 2006 must not contain any of the following materials (at concentrations higher than the maximum permitted level):
| Material |
Maximum Permitted Level |
| Lead |
0.1% |
| Mercury |
0.1% |
| Hexavalent Chromium |
0.1% |
| Cadmium |
0.01% |
| Polybrominated biphenyls |
0.1% |
| Pentabromodiphenyl ether |
0.1% |
| Octabromodiphenyl ether |
0.1% |
The maximum permitted level is by percentage weight of 'homogenous material'
See the Definitions section form more guidance on:
- Put on the Market
- Maximum Concentration Values
- Homogeneous Material
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