Dear Mr. Han Jiangbo, dear all,

Europe as such does not make such a choice. There is no official body here that would prescribe this. However, it is becoming common opinion throughout the world, including Europe, that the SnAgCu eutectic alloy is the general purpose lead-free solution.

WEEE has been adopted by the European Commission only. That is not the same as adopted as a European law. It still is a draft. It has to go to  the EU parliament, and to the Board of Ministers of the member countries for amendments and voting. This is a 
trajectory that can easily take two years, and the contents can still be changed.

Best regards, Erik
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Hi,

I would like to confirm two pieces of information.
(1) Europe has recommended NEMI's selection (SnAgCu) as the 'standard'
eutectic tin-lead solder replacement.
(2) EC WEEE proposal has been officially adopted.

Appreciate if anyone can help to clarify whether the above is true.


Best regards,
Han Jiangbo, Agilent Technologies

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