Approach to complying with EU RoHS Directive
Our approach to complying with EU RoHS Directive is explained below.
In June, 2015, Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 was published, and four kinds of phthalates were newly added to the specified hazardous substances (lead, hexavalent chromium, mercury, cadmium, PBB and PBDE) of EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
Our products are industrial instruments listed in Category 9 “Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instruments” and must comply with this directive if they are launched in Europe after the directive is put into operation.
We will take measures to comply with this directive by the appointed time.
EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU
1. Product categories concerned (from Annex I)
* Our products are industrial instruments listed in Category 9 “Monitoring and control instruments.” Categories
| 1 | Large household appliances. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Small household appliances. |
| 3 | IT and telecommunications equipment. |
| 4 | Consumer equipment. |
| 5 | Lighting equipment. |
| 6 | Electrical and electronic tools. |
| 7 | Toys, leisure and sports equipment. |
| 8 | Medical devices. |
| 9 | Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instruments. |
| 10 | Automatic dispensers. |
| 11 | Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above. |
2. Regulated substances and state of compliance with regulations
* All our products comply with EU RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
| Substance name | Max. allowable concentration |
|---|---|
| 1. Lead | 1000ppm |
| 2. Mercury | 1000ppm |
| 3. Cadmium | 100ppm |
| 4. Hexavalent chromium | 1000ppm |
| 5. PBB (polybrominated biphenyls) | 1000ppm |
| 6. PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) | 1000ppm |
Addition of restricted substances to regulated substances
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 (notice through official gazettes in June, 2015) added the following four kinds of restricted substances to the substances regulated by EU RoHS Directive.
| Substance name | Max. allowable concentration | Effective date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories 1 to 7, 10 and 11 | Categories 8 and 9 | ||
| 1. Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | 1000ppm | July 22, 2019 | July 22, 2021 |
| 2. Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) | 1000ppm | ||
| 3. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) | 1000ppm | ||
| 4. Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) | 1000ppm | ||
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