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 […]
While there are sometimes heated discussions about the economic impact of environmental laws, it might be helpful to summarize what the ten current [...]
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 are no longer exempt from the RoHS and REACH Directives. If you haven’t converted to RoHS and documented REACH completely, you […]
We’ve helped clients in emergency situations, and then followed with lower cost, lower stress planning for compliance going forward. Stuff happens. But this […]
REACH is now being aggressively enforced via the SCIP database and Market Surveillance Regulation. If you are selling into the EU and do […]
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 […]
Originally, RoHS (“Restriction of Hazardous Substances”) was the term applied only to EU RoHS. It is now a generic term for any country’s […]
(Q:) OK, I’ve read everything I can about this new China RoHS “law”. Give me the salient points. As of March 1, 2007: […]