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RoHS/WEEE compliance of Elnec products.
The European Parliament and Council issued the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive to "protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in new equipment". The RoHS directive covers the same scope of electrical and electronic equipment that are under the WEEE directive, except that Category 8, Medical Devices, and Category 9, Monitoring and Control Instruments, which are under WEEE, are excluded from the RoHS directive.
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
All Elnec products meet WEEE compliance program and are marked and documented according to regulations of this directive.
RoHS (Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances)
Elnec device programmers and its parts fall to category 9 (monitoring and control equipment) according to WEEE / RoHS classification. These products are exempted from restrictions under the scope of RoHS Directive at this time.
Presov, July 2006
Author: Elnec
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