EU ROHS RECAST - ARE YOU READY?

摘要

Since 2003 when the European Union first published the Restriction on the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment directive (RoHS), there has been a plan to review and update the directive. In December 2008, a draft of this review was publically available. Since then, several meetings have taken place and additional updates to the draft are available. There are expected changes, as well as unexpected changes, which are under discussion. Finally, in late November 2010, the parties involved agreed on the text for the recast. In December 2010 or early 2011, Parliament will take an official vote to adopt the text as law. This paper will discuss these points; the conference presentation will discuss the most recent updates and status.