5 Jun
2006
5 Jun
'06
8:08 a.m.
Hi,
"C. H. Dickman said:
This is the type of question that my employer
(midwest, USA) is
struggling with. We have hundreds of machine tools sold to Europe over
the last 30 years. Are we allowed to ship non-compliant repair parts?
Some say yes, some say no.
To quote a leading consultant* on RoHS matters:
"Maintenance and repair - spare parts for repair, upgrade or reuse of
electrical and electronic equipment on the market before 1st July 2006"
[are exempt.]
and
"...the use of non-RoHS compliant material in EEE products put on the
market before 1 July 2006 for the purposes of capacity expansion/upgrades
is allowed, providing that the EEE is not put on the market as a new
product."
hth
* Gary Nevison, chairman of the AFDEC RoHS team.
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
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