Nick can I am putting this on the blog:


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UK RoHS Enforcing body regarding pending exemption requests.

Firstly when emailed their reply was:
"We can only rely upon published exemptions. Pending exemptions have no
legal standing"

Secondly at a conference yesterday when asked what companies should do that
are awaiting a decision on exemptions come the 1st July, the reply was:
"Stop Production"
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Let me know if you want it attributed to you or not. If I don't here I will
assume "not"

Did you manage to contact anyone at Swatch?

John


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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nic Bowker
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [LF] Some Interesting News on Exemptions

Dear All,

Just thought I'd pass on some interesting news I've gleaned from the UK RoHS
Enforcing body regarding pending exemption requests.

Firstly when emailed their reply was:
"We can only rely upon published exemptions. Pending exemptions have no
legal standing"

Secondly at a conference yesterday when asked what companies should do that
are awaiting a decision on exemptions come the 1st July, the reply was:
"Stop Production"

So on the one hand we save the environment (allegedly), yet on the other we
put people out of jobs, make them default on mortgage payments and
negatively impact their lives. But hey. Maybe I'm getting too cynical these
days.

Nic Bowker
Technical Resources Adviser
PLASA Ltd.
38 St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UT, UK.
Tel:  +44 (0)1323 410335 : Fax: +44 (0)1323 646905
Email: [log in to unmask] : Website: www.plasa.org

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