WEEE and RoHS Compliance Services and Consulting

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)

Intertek provides RoHS, WEEE related lab testing for electronic products and accessories on a global basis. Intertek has the required breadth of technical competence and global laboratory coverage to help mulinational companies meet the upcoming WEEE and RoHS regulations. Intertek provides WEEE and RoHS related services, including materials and components certification, supplier RoHS compliance audits and quality system audits. Intertek are able to certify material compliance from the very beginning of the process.

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The European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24) covers almost all EEE in such categories including:

• Computers
• IT Equipment, IT Peripherals
• Electronic Components
• Radios
• Consumer Electronics
• Mobile phones
• Monitoring and Control Equipment
• Televisions, DVD Players
• Lighting, Toys
• Medical devices, Other

From 1st July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the EU shall not contain:

• Lead (Pb)
• Mercury (Hg)
• Cadmium (Cd)
• Hexavalent chromium (VI) (Cr (VI)
• Certain brominated flame retardants (BFR’s)
• Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB’s)
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE’s)

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19) covers a similar range of EEE to the WEEE Directive, except that it includes filament light bulbs and household luminaires. RoHS excludes medical devices and monitoring & control equipment (WEEE categories 8 & 9).

Although not included in the RoHS Directive, maximum limits for these substances are being defined by the EU’s Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC). Though still to be approved, the proposed limits are 0.01 % for cadmium (per the EU Cadmium Directive 91/338/EEC) and 0.1% for the other substances. These limits will apply to all components within the equipment, unless otherwise exempt. WEEE defined “Producers”, including manufacturers, own-label branders (retailers selling products under their own brand), importers and exporters must comply with these requirements for EEE.