RoHS Compliance

Directive: 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) | Amended by: EU 2015/863 (RoHS 3) | Scope: Electrical and Electronic Equipment placed on the EU market If you’re manufacturing, importing, or distributing electrical or electronic equipment (EEE) in the EU, RoHS compliance isn’t optional — it’s a legal prerequisite for CE marking. Yet it remains one of the most…

1. Introduction The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive — commonly known as RoHS — is one of the most consequential pieces of product legislation affecting electronics manufacturers and importers operating in or selling into the European Union. Originally enacted as Directive 2002/95/EC and substantially recast as Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), with further amendments under Directive…