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What is REACH?

The REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) was published in 2006. The list of SVHC’s (Substances of Very High Concern) currently consists […]

RoHS Substances Explained

While there are sometimes heated discussions about the economic impact of environmental laws, it might be helpful to summarize what the ten current [...]

RoHS Certification and Compliance

RoHS Compliance Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) is a group of international environmental laws requiring the re-design of many electronic devices. We at […]

Medical Devices No Longer Exempt

Medical devices are no longer exempt from the RoHS and REACH Directives. If you haven’t converted to RoHS and documented REACH completely, you […]

Waiting Until You Get Caught

We’ve helped clients in emergency situations, and then followed with lower cost, lower stress planning for compliance going forward. Stuff happens. But this […]

EU REACH Enforcement Project Launched

REACH is now being aggressively enforced via the SCIP database and Market Surveillance Regulation. If you are selling into the EU and do […]

What is WEEE Recast?

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) set collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods and is part of a legislative […]

What is RoHS?

Originally, RoHS (“Restriction of Hazardous Substances”) was the term applied only to EU RoHS.  It is now a generic term for any country’s […]

Straight Answers: China RoHS

(Q:) OK, I’ve read everything I can about this new China RoHS “law”.  Give me the salient points. As of March 1, 2007: […]