RoHS (Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is an EU directive which has been turned into law in most EU member states, and which stipulates that all applicable products must be compliant by 1 July 2006. The RoHS Regulations ban the placing on the EU market of products containing more than the set levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and other hazardous materials. The effect of RoHS is that products that do not conform cannot legally be sold in the EU after 1 July 2006.
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