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Oeko-Institut Calls for Industry Input on RoHS Review
March 17, 2008 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
In line with the European Union's ongoing review of the recently implemented RoHS (Restrictions of the use of Hazardous Substances) Directive in electrical and electronic equipment, the Oeko-Institut e.V., which is under contract to the EU for the review, has drawn up a list of 46 substances for scrutiny, and is calling for industry input regarding the list of substances to be further analyzed.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
According to the Institut, the list is based on declarations provided by suppliers and manufacturers of EEE, existing studies, XRF-analyses and other information.
However, time is limited as responses need to be sent to hse-rohs@oeko.info by March 28, 2008. According to Oeko-Institut, for each of the potential candidate substances, policy options will be recommended in the draft final report that will be published by mid of April--giving only two weeks for assessing the results of the consultation.
While it is impossible to draw any conclusions, it is interesting to note that the criteria of selecting these substances are similar to the REACH candidate list. The criteria were "substances classified as CMR, PBT/vPvB or endocrine disruptors" and were drawn from Directive 67/548/EEC--which has been superseded by (incorporated into) REACH. The criteria and the term "candidate list" are used in REACH for forming the list of Substances of Very High Concern. It is substances on this list in REACH that will be assessed for restrictions
This list of 46 substances for scrutiny is available at http://hse-rohs.oeko.info/index.php?id=3.Contact:
Fern Abrams
Director of Environmental Policy and Government Relations
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