Product category: Compliance Engineering
News Release from: SGS | Subject: RoHS programme
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 15 November 2005
Programme promises painless RoHS
compliance
SGS has created a new programme specifically aimed at helping producers meet the strict requirements of RoHS and to take corrective actions to meet the maximum concentration of substances allowed.
The RoHS legislation covers the restriction of lead and other potentially hazardous substances used in electrical and electronic equipment Known as Directive 2002/95/EC, it will be enforced throughout the EU from 1st July 2006
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Aug 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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