RoHS/REACH
REACH
Reach Statement
To Our Valued Customers,
REACH is the European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use
(EC 1907/2006). It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction
of Chemical substances. The law entered into force on 1 June 2007.
The aim of REACH is to improve the protection of human health and the environment
through the better and earlier identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical
substances. At the same time, REACH aims to enhance innovation and competitiveness
of the EU chemicals industry. The benefits of the REACH system will come gradually, as
more and more substances are phased into REACH.
RoHS
1 July 2006 is a date which has changed the electronic market completely. This date has ended an era of lead soldering and the use of 5 other hazardous materials in the manufactering of electronic IC's and in the end all electronic equipment from toys to PC's in the European Union.
The restriction of these 6 substances is caused by the RoHS legislation called:“Restriction on the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronics Products” (RoHS) also known as legislation 2002/95/EC.