Knowra RoHS Directive RoHS Directive The European Union directive restricting specified hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. It requires manufacturers to keep covered products within substance concentration limits and document compliance.
Restricted Substances under RoHS : The substances whose use in covered electrical and electronic equipment is limited by RoHS legislation. These are the materials manufacturers must control to meet the directive’s concentration limits.
Directive 2002/95/EC : The original European Union RoHS directive, adopted in 2003, restricting certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. It established the first EU-wide RoHS restrictions, later recast by Directive 2011/65/EU.
Electrical and Electronic Equipment : Equipment that depends on electric currents or electromagnetic fields to work, including components and certain cables. RoHS applies to covered equipment in this broad product family.
REACH Regulation : European Union legislation governing the registration, evaluation, authorisation, and restriction of chemicals. REACH regulates chemicals broadly, while RoHS targets specified substances in covered electrical and electronic equipment.
Homogeneous Material : A material of uniform composition that cannot be separated into different materials by mechanical actions such as unscrewing or cutting. RoHS concentration limits are assessed in each homogeneous material, not across an entire product.
Directive 2011/65/EU : The recast European Union RoHS directive, adopted in 2011, which broadened product coverage and set a framework for adding substances. This is the principal recast that replaced the original directive.
Medical Devices : Instruments, apparatus, software, or other articles intended for medical purposes in humans. Medical devices fall within RoHS scope, subject to the directive’s specific provisions and exemptions.
China RoHS : Chinese regulations requiring hazardous-substance information and, for certain products, restricting hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Its jurisdiction and compliance requirements differ from the European Union directive.
RoHS Exemptions : Time-limited or continuing permissions for specified restricted-substance uses where substitution is technically or scientifically impracticable. Exemptions qualify the substance limits for particular applications and product categories.
Directive 2015/863 : A European Union delegated directive that added four phthalates to the RoHS restricted-substance list. Its amendment brought the total restricted substances to ten.
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