In July 2012, the Directorate General for the Environment (DG Environment) 1 published draft guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help businesses understand the new provisions ...

On July 1, the European Union’s RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive goes into effect and brings with it, among other things, the need for companies to prove that they have implemented ...

Pronounced “Ross” or “Rohas”, RoHS is a European Directive regarding ‘Restriction of Hazardous Substances’. Adopted by the European Union back in February 2003, the RoHS Directive and associated UK ...

It has been more than a decade since the EU released the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive that constrains the use of a handful of substances in electronic equipment, with lead ...

BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, March 16, 2010 — IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® has released a white paper, Recasting the RoHS Directive: An Opportunity to Solidify its Scientific Basis ...

What does the growing pile of electrical waste across Europe have in common with developers of new optical materials, such as glass manufacturer Schott? The answer is of course the EU’s RoHS directive ...

Sept. 28 teleconference to focus on how electronics component suppliers and manufacturers are dealing with the challenges raised by the EU's RoHS Directive. Thousands of electronics suppliers have ...

The European Commission likely will propose an amendment to the European Union’s 2011 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS Directive) before the summer. The Directive, which was adopted ...

The European Commission has formally adopted an extension of the RoHS Directive which will enforce more intensive rules governing the use of hazardous substances. The new rules come into effect from ...

The European Commission has published an inception impact assessment signalling its intention to amend the scope of the directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and ...