RoHS Compliance
Definition | RoHS
Certification
Sample RoHS compliant
statement
RoHS Compliant Statement
This statement is to confirm that
all materials manufactured by ABC, Inc. in Atlantis City, ST under
the Gizmo trademarks are below the maximum allowable levels
specified in the RoHS directive.
Signed by CEO |
Though not finalized yet, there will be
two routes to RoHS compliance - one systems-based, the other
samples-based.
The RoHS Compliance
'A' route
is mostly geared towards large
organizations producing a large range of products. It is more practical
for these companies to have large sophisticated databases - not
necessarily by product but by sub-assemblies and components. These
companies would also have a quality management compliance system in
place.
"Following this systems-based approach, as long as the quality
management system is in place - for compliance approvals and risk
assessment controls - that's enough," said Smith. "If these systems are
not satisfactory, then we would go down the 'B' route to RoHS
compliance."
RoHS Compliance -
'B' Route
More of a products-based approach, the
'B' route would be designed for the smaller firms producing a small
range of products.
"Here we would rely more heavily on reviewing specific product data
taken rather than the compliance system in place," explained Smith.
Manufacturers will need to ensure that their products - and the
components and sub-assemblies of such products - comply with the
regulations by the relevant date in order to be placed on the EU single
market. The regulations will also have an impact on those who import EEE
(Electrical and Electronic Equipment) into the European Union on a
professional basis, those who export to other member states and those
who re-brand other manufacturers' EEE as their own.
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"So it's the manufacturer or importer that's accountable for the
compliance status, not the people who handle the product through the
supply chain," explained Smith.
"There is a hurdle to get over - from now until where we need to be [as
an industry]," admitted Smith. "My job is to get behind the industry, so
that in five years' time this'll be a job done."
"We're only at the beginning," he concluded, "but RoHS compliance will
help the next generation of consumers lead a healthier life."
Key points
- Enforcement principles give every opportunity to comply with RoHS
regulations
- All UK producers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment will be
risk-assessed
- Whether you're considered high or low risk, your product could be
sampled
- You must produce all relevant compliance documentation within 28 days
of request
- You need to maintain the evidence for four years after the product is
taken off the market
- If you do not satisfy RoHS compliance, court action could be
considered
Source:
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie2/articlen.asp?pid=&id=11786
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