was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union.The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required

to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the

manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical

goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts of toxic e-waste.

RoHS is often referred to as the lead-free directive, but it restricts the use of the following six substances:

1. Lead

2. Mercury

3. Cadmium

4. Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)

5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

6. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE)

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive

2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC,

became European Law in February 2003, setting collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods

The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers

of such equipment. Those companies should establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of

electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of

charge". Also, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecological-friendly manner, either by

ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE.

REACH is the new EU regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It

requires manufacturers and importers of chemicals to register each substance they make or place on the market in

quantities exceeding one tonne in a central database managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

The aim of REACH is to ensure the protection of human health and environment, maintain the competitiveness of the

European chemical industry and prevent the fragmentation of the internal market. This regulation is applicable in the

same way across the 27 Member States of the European Union.

The EU legislators finalised the process of creating this new chemicals policy for Europe in December 2006, thus

marking a historic milestone. REACH officially entered into force on 1 June 2007.

REACH encourages manufacturers and importers of substances to collaborate to share hazard data and expertise about

substances. This is even an obligation for data related to animal testing. The European Chemicals Agency will manage

one registration dossier per substance. The creation of voluntary consortia will facilitate the exchange of information on

hazards, handling and use of substances and allow substantial savings of testing and registration costs.

As our commitment to contribute to the global environment, all Netsys products are RoHS and WEEE compliant.

To bring full satisfaction to our customers, we will continue to strive to develop reliable, better performance,

and environmental friendly products.