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• Possible changes to Toxic Substances Control Act echo ROHS
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Aug 6, 2009
  Possible changes to Toxic Substances Control Act echo ROHS The Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act aims...set regulations in the United States similar to those that the ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances) directive set in the...
• ROHS: It ain’t over
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News | Date: Dec 18, 2007
  ROHS: It ain’t over By Suzanne Deffree...EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances ( ROHS) standing, as the directive is set to be...substances and changes to exemptions. ROHS is currently under a scheduled review as...
• ROHS changes keep design engineers vigilant
  
  Author: By Rob Spiegel, Contributing Editor | Date: May 14, 2009
  ROHS changes keep design engineers vigilant As the industry phases out ROHS exemptions, engineers need to continually track components...EDN, 5/14/2009 Sidebars: Withdrawn ROHS exemptions New changes to the European Union...
• ROHS changes keep design engineers vigilant
  
  Author: By Rob Spiegel, Contributing Editor | Date: Apr 21, 2009
  News and New Products ROHS changes keep design engineers vigilant...compliance with the European Union's ROHS directive. By Rob Spiegel, Contributing...New changes to the European Union’s ROHS (restriction of hazardous substances...
• Designing for ROHS: Select the right lead-free-connector design for heat-sensitive applications
  
  Author: By Don Brinkman, Molex | Date: Mar 5, 2009
  Designing for ROHS: Select the right lead-free-connector...area of concern for engineers designing RoHS-compliant electronics. Learn how lead...Brinkman, Molex -- EDN, 3/5/2009 The ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances...
• EU ROHS exemption, definition changes to impact restricted substances, design requirements
  
  Author: Edited by Suzanne Deffree | Date: Feb 7, 2008
  EU ROHS exemption, definition changes to impact...is set to adjust the EU (European Union) ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances...substances and changes to exemptions. ROHS is currently under a scheduled review, as...
• ROHS under review: IPC argues for consideration of life-cycle impacts, but is it a futile argument?
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Jan 22, 2008
  ... Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ROHS under review: IPC argues for consideration...here at EDN, the European Union’s ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances...directive, could see expansion in scope of ROHS including additional substance restrictions...
• ROHS DecaBDE exemption ending
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, News Editor, Electronic News | Date: Jun 26, 2008
  ROHS DecaBDE exemption ending By Suzanne Deffree...Parliament, the European Commission-granted EU ROHS (European Union restriction-of-hazardous...because they cannot include those parts in ROHS-compliant equipment put on the EU market...
• ROHS enforcement getting more forceful
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Aug 12, 2008
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH... Tuesday, August 12, 2008 ROHS enforcement getting more forceful Aug...Recently, there have been signs of increased ROHS enforcement activity across the European...
• IPC fired up about possible TBBPA ROHS inclusion
  
  Author: Edited by Suzanne Deffree | Date: Dec 5, 2008
  IPC fired up about possible TBBPA ROHS inclusion Edited by Suzanne Deffree...tetrabromobisphenol A) in the coming revised EU ROHS (European Union restriction-of-hazardous...substances for priority examination under ROHS. “TBBPA has already undergone a comprehensive...
• ROHS 'the sequel' edges closer
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 8, 2008
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH... Wednesday, October 8, 2008 ROHS 'the sequel' edges closer Oct 8 2008...several possibilities around the scope of the ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances...
• California vetoes ROHS-expansion bill
  
  Author: Edited by Suzanne Deffree | Date: Jan 10, 2008
  California vetoes ROHS-expansion bill Edited by Suzanne Deffree...have more closely aligned California’s ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances...regulations with the EU (European Union) ROHS directive. The bill, AB 48, would have...
• China ROHS catalog makes a late appearance
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Oct 16, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world...Advertisement Click Here « New ROHS proposals seek to cha... | Main | Friday, October 16, 2009 China ROHS catalog makes a late appearance Oct...
• IPC Brussels meeting reveals ROHS-revisions concerns
  
  Author: Edited by Suzanne Deffree | Date: Aug 21, 2008
  IPC Brussels meeting reveals ROHS-revisions concerns Edited by Suzanne...worry about the possible changes to the ROHS (restriction-of-hazardous-substances...Institut report on the proposed expansion of ROHS-substance restrictions. The EU (European...
• Changes to ROHS coming
  
  Author: By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor | Date: Feb 5, 2009
  Changes to ROHS coming By Suzanne Deffree, Managing...electrical and electronic equipment) and ROHS (restriction of hazardous substances...each member state. The proposed revised ROHS directive would cover medical devices and...
• New ROHS proposals seek to change scope
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Sep 17, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world...extends bans on DMF... | Main | China ROHS catalog makes a lat... » Thursday, September 17, 2009 New ROHS proposals seek to change scope Sep...
• ROHS revisions demands a uniform approach
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Apr 20, 2009
  ...industry and its most critical topics -- RoHS, distribution, WEEE, parts databases, inventory levels, pricing, China RoHS or whatever else comes up in this ever...comments. Advertisement Click Here « ROHS exemptions announced by E... | Main...
• ROHS compliance: It's not easy being green
  
  Author: By Richard A Quinnell, Contributing Technical Editor | Date: Mar 16, 2006
  Feature ROHS compliance: It's not easy being green...EDN, 3/16/2006 AT A GLANCE The ROHS (reduction-of-hazardous-substances...developers trying to qualify their designs as ROHS-compliant. Designers need to look...
• ROHS exemptions announced by EC--What goes, what stays, what’s new
  
  Author: Suzanne Deffree | Date: Mar 25, 2009
  ...compliance's most critical topics -- ROHS (all variations around the world), REACH...REACH expects from a US c... | Main | ROHS revisions demand a unifor... » Wednesday, March 25, 2009 ROHS exemptions announced by EC--What goes...
• RoHS is here—with 29 exemptions, and counting
  
  Author: By John F. Mason, Contributing Writer | Date: Sep 12, 2006
  RoHS is here—with 29 exemptions, and counting...Electronic Business, 9/12/2006 RoHS and WEEE are now law in most of the European...the Restriction on Hazardous Substances ( RoHS), which bans the use of certain materials...