EU Considering Ban on Five Additional Substances From Electronic, Electrical Goods

摘要

The European Commission plans to propose before the summer an amendment to the European Union's 2011 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS Directive, 2011/65/EU), which bans certain substances from electronic and electrical goods. The amendment would add substances to Annex II of RoHS, which specifies substances prohibited from electronic and electrical equipment in the EU. The annex currently lists hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, po-lybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers, which are prohibited above a concentration of 0.1 percent by weight, and cadmium, which is prohibited above a concentration of 0.01 percent by weight.