In
a nutshell, the RoHS Directive (2002/95/CE) restricts
the use of dangerous substances in new electrical and
electronic equipment, put on the market from 1 July
2006, to contribute to protecting the environment and
human health and prevent the generation of hazardous
waste.
Exemptions apply to special medical & military equipment
or spare parts for the repair or reuse of electrical
and electronic equipment put on the market before 1
July 2006, for example.
CipherLab ensures that it sells on the European Union
market only products which comply with the requirements
of the 2002/95/EC Directive concerning the Restriction
of the Use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) and the relevant and
applicable law.
For more information on this Directive, please click
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Put simply, the Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, effective
as of 13th August 2005, aims to minimise the impacts
of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment
during its lifetime and when it become waste.
It applies to a huge spectrum of products, and encourages
and sets criteria for the collection, treatment, recycling
and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
This Directive makes manufacturers responsible for financing
most of these activities (manufacturer responsibility).
Each country in the European Union is independently
responsible of issuing national laws to satisfy the
European Directive within its borders.
Even if the law in reference is the same its reception
will inevitably involve certain variables (regarding
both the timing and methods of carrying out) towards
the WEEE obligations between the various EU member
countries.
CipherLab has applied the WEEE specific symbol (shown
below) to advise customers that our products fall
under the WEEE Directive and must be recycled accordingly.
For more information on this Directive, please click
here.
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