Legislative/Environmental News

RoHS guide revised by element14
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012
The guide covering the RoHS recast has been revised by Premier Farnell's element14

RoHS exemptions list amended
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012
Several of the RoHS exemptions have reduced threshold limits as of this month.

REACH Regulations and Substances in Articles updates
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2011
REACH - Substances in Articles guide and the guide to the REACH Regulations have been updated by element14

RoHS Directive changes to receive an impact assessment
Date Posted: 23 Dec 2011
The European Commission has awarded a contract to BIO Intelligence Service, supported by ERA Technology, to carry out an impact assessment of RoHS2.

Study drops Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Regulations cost bombshell
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011
A US university economic analysis has assessed the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals regulation to be more than a hundred times greater than the US Securities and Exchange Commission estimate.

Conflict minerals rule: SEC holds roundtable
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011
The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) held a public roundtable meeting on 18th October to allow affected parties to exchange views and provide input before they finalise their conflict minerals rule.

RoHS in China – an Overview - revised
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2011
Premier Farnell plc has produced an updated version (Oct 11) of their information leaflet on ‘China RoHS’ with the first draft China Catalogue having been published in October 09.

The Eco-Design Directive from element14
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2011
element14 has published an up-to-date status document of the studies carried out and regulations arising from the EuP and the new extended ErP directive

WEEE: what are firms' legal responsibilities on waste
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2011
Henar Dyson, a solicitor at law firm, Thomson Snell & Passmore, outlines the legal obligations of firms in conforming to the WEEE Directive

RoHS guide revised by element14
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2011
The new guide covering the RoHS has been revised by Premier Farnell's element14

ErP/Eco-Design Directive: how to comply
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2011
A new publication regarding the Eco-Design directive has been produced by element14.

New guide to REACH - Substances in Articles
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011
Update includes the eight SVHCs added to the Candidate List in December

New guide to REACH Regulations
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011
Over 800 pages of regulation clearly explained in this exclusive eight- page summary

CE Marking under the RoHS recast
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2011
To help industry understand how CE marking works and how it applies to electronics, Premier Farnell has produced ‘CE Marking under the RoHS recast’ leaflet

RoHS recast: Development tools report
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2011
The RoHS recast has attempted to address the hotly debated subject of development kits and evaluation boards and their RoHS status.

Lighting - impact of legislation January 2011
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2010
Gary Nevison writes: Here is a summary of requirements in the EU and the European Economic Area.

RoHS recast – dev kit
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2010
Gary Nevison writes: The RoHS recast looks to have brought to an end, and provide clarity on, the hotly debated subject of semiconductor development kits and evaluation boards and their RoHS status.

'China RoHS' or 'China RoHS2'?
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2010
If progress has appeared slow on the implementation of the so called ‘China RoHS’ Catalogue, first published in September 2009 but not yet in force, then now there is ‘China RoHS2’ to consider.

RoHS recast - first reading approval
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2010
European Parliament has backed the first reading approval on the so-called RoHS recast. Environmental ministers are likely to support the deal when they meet in Brussels during December.

WEEE Directive revision a step nearer
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010
Proposed new version of the WEEE Directive will be of great significance to electronics producers placing goods on the EU market – a commentary article.