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Restriction of Hazardous Substances(RoHS) |
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The Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic |
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Equipment 2002/95/EC/ (commonly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS) |
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was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union.The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required |
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| to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the |
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manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and |
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Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical |
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goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts of toxic e-waste. |
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RoHS is often referred to as the lead-free directive, but it restricts the use of the following eight substances: |
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1. Lead |
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2. Mercury |
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3. Cadmium |
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4. Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) |
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5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) |
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6. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) |
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7. perfluorooctanesulfonates (PFOS) |
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8. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) |
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Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE) |
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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive |
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2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, |
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became European Law in February 2003, setting collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods |
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The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers |
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of such equipment. Those companies should establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of |
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electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of |
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charge". Also, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecological-friendly manner, either by |
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ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE. |
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Netsys Promises |
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As our commitment to contribute to the global environment, all Netsys products are RoHS and WEEE compliant. |
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To bring full satisfaction to our customers, we will continue to strive to develop reliable, better performance, |
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and environmental friendly products. |
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