EU RoHS Directive

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf European Union law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RoHS
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:European_Union
8 June 2011
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:RoHS_2
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Directive_(EU)_2015/863
gptkbp:appliesTo electrical and electronic equipment
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
product safety regulation
gptkbp:concentration 0.01% for cadmium
0.1% for most substances
gptkbp:directive gptkb:2011/65/EU
gptkbp:enforcedBy EU member states
gptkbp:excludes medical devices (until 2014)
monitoring and control instruments (until 2016)
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Restriction_of_Hazardous_Substances_Directive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label EU RoHS Directive
gptkbp:language English
all official EU languages
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_95_of_the_EC_Treaty
gptkbp:penalty fines
product withdrawal
market ban
gptkbp:purpose restrict use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:REACH_Regulation
gptkb:WEEE_Directive
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:2002/95/EC
gptkbp:restrictedSubstance gptkb:lead
gptkb:bis(2-ethylhexyl)_phthalate_(DEHP)
gptkb:butyl_benzyl_phthalate_(BBP)
gptkb:dibutyl_phthalate_(DBP)
gptkb:diisobutyl_phthalate_(DIBP)
gptkb:hexavalent_chromium
gptkb:polybrominated_biphenyls
gptkb:polybrominated_diphenyl_ethers
mercury
cadmium
gptkbp:reviewedBy every 5 years
gptkbp:scope all electrical and electronic equipment placed on the EU market
gptkbp:startDate 2 January 2013
gptkbp:website https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/waste-and-recycling/rohs-directive_en
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IEC_63000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6