Gary Nevison, director of legislation and environmental affairs at Newark and Farnell, contributes his views on the electronics supply chain and environmental compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH, EUP, WEEE directives, and on whatever else comes up in this ever evolving business channel. en-us http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257.html?nid=3614 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:52:28 PST http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1540050754.html?nid=3614 A draft proposal for the recast of the European Union's ROHS (restriction of hazardous substances) directive has been published by the European Par... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/180049818.html?nid=3614 Back in March 2007, Phase 1 of the so called “China ROHS” directive was implemented on time. This declaration period required labeling ... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1930048993.html?nid=3614 Following discussions between EU Member States and the Council of Ministers, new proposals have been put forward by Sweden, which currently owns th... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1540047554.html?nid=3614 Dimethyl Fumarate (DMF) has been a big topic in Europe. Back in February 2008 the UK consumer program “Watchdog” reported a story about... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1420047142.html?nid=3614 The subject of whether or not semiconductor evaluation boards, or development tools as they are often referred to, fall within the scope of the ROH... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/990046099.html?nid=3614 On May 21, 2009, the Ministry of Environment Protection of China launched the closed inter-ministries consultation on the proposed amendments to th... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/160045816.html?nid=3614 The Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act (EDEE, bill HR2420) has recently been put before the US House of Representatives as a proposed... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/200045020.html?nid=3614 The withdrawal of the ROHS exemption 9a, namely “DecaBDE in polymeric applications” last year, is a subject of much discussion, and I s... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1430044343.html?nid=3614 North American companies exporting batteries into Europe need to be aware not only of substance restrictions, but also a raft of labelling and info... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1790043579.html?nid=3614 Many people felt an initial sense of relief that the changes announced as part of the so called "RoHS2" proposals back in December 2008 w... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1300042530.html?nid=3614 The European Commission has recently made public a report on the review of 29 current ROHS exemptions. The report was carried out by its contracted... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/570041457.html?nid=3614 US companies that are requested to provide information on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) under the REACH (Registration Evaluation Authoriza... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/250041225.html?nid=3614 The Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente, or National Council of the Environment (CONAMA) in Brazil, has adopted legislation on batteries, resolution... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/770040877.html?nid=3614 2009 will see momentum building around the Energy using Products (EuP) eco-design directive in Europe. This looks at improving the energy efficienc... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1640039564.html?nid=3614 The ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) based in Helsinki, Finland, has launched a public consultation on the first draft recommendation for what will... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/210038221.html?nid=3614 The European Commission (EC) has announced proposed changes to the scope of the ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive. The two stag... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/560037056.html?nid=3614 The tragedy of inadequately controlled recycling of e-waste (electronic waste) that is shipped, often illegally, to developing countries from the d... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/90035209.html?nid=3614 Only until recently most chip manufacturers turned a blind eye to any unauthorized supply issues. The explosion of counterfeit problems fell nicely... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/70034607.html?nid=3614 Peering into the crystal ball, there are still several possibilities around the scope of the ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive i... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/770033677.html?nid=3614 REACH is a European Union (EU) regulation governing the registration, evaluation, authorization (and restriction) of chemicals. Some 300 p... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/270032227.html?nid=3614 There is currently a batteries directive in the European Union (EU), and there has been since March 1991. However, in many respects, the directive ... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/850031485.html?nid=3614 Recently, there have been signs of increased ROHS enforcement activity across the European Union. In particular, and maybe not surprising, the Sca... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1420030742.html?nid=3614 Thought I would touch on the subject of lead-free soldering again as you, our Critical Links readers, always provide me with an interesting respons... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/690029469.html?nid=3614 The REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) regulations and the ROHS (restriction of certain hazardous substan... http://www.edn.com/blog/570000257/post/1740027974.html?nid=3614 Accurate figures are difficult to obtain, but it has been estimated that fires kill around 10,000 people a year globally, in which the cause is att...