Not familiar with other EU states implementation of RoHS, but in the UK

there is intended to be a "third party defence" in the legislation. 



So if you have a CofC or other document from the supplier/distributor

saying that component X is RoHS compliant and it is not, then the

offence of non-compliance is deemed to have been commiteed by the

supplier/distributor and not the manufacturer/assembler.



Of course, this won't help you if you have products impounded, or

factory lines stopped, or contaminated processes, or unreliable products

as a result. 





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