Oh, boy!!! Am I glad I've got out of the business. As it's clear the EU
wants to kill the global electronics industry, I guess I'll have to dig
myself a cave in the hill behind us to live in. Unfortunately, there are
no wild animals here to provide us with skins for clothing or food, nor
are there flints for tools.
Bureaucracy gone mad. I think a letter should go to Barroso and the 27
Commissioners showing how the EU is wasting money trying to cut water
with a sword.
Brian
Dennis Fritz wrote:
>
> This came out last Saturday from Fern Abrams of IPC. This list includes
> lots of printed circuit staple materials - bisphenol A for the epoxy,
> tetrabromobisphenol A flame retardant, nickel (in contact with the skin- however they
> enforce that), rosin, in addition to some interesting ones like gallium
> arsenide.
> The time to respond is short - just over a week from now. Fern Abrams of
> IPC has had little input from the field, is what I am told.
> Read this link, and can we rally the troops?
> Denny Fritz - SAIC, Inc.
> ******************************
>
> Dear Colleagues,
> As you know, the European Union is currently conducting a review of the RoHS
> Directive with regards to expanding the scope of covered substances and the
> list of covered electronics. Additionally, they are likely to revoke some of
> the current exemptions.
> The �ko-Institut e.V., which is under contract to the EU for the review, has
> drawn up a list of 46 substances for scrutiny. According to the Institut,
> the list �is based on declarations provided by suppliers and manufacturers of
> EEE, existing studies, XRF-analyses and other information.� This list and
> covering letter are available at http://hse-rohs.oeko.info/index.php?id=3.
> The �ko-Institut is calling for industry input, however time is limited as
> responses need to be sent to [log in to unmask] by 28 March 2008. A quick turn
> around is anticipated as their letter states, �For each of the potential
> candidate substances policy options will be recommended in the draft final
> report that will be published by mid of April.� This gives only 2 weeks for
> assessing the results of the consultation.
> While it is impossible to draw any conclusions, it is interesting to note
> that the criteria of selecting these substances are similar to the REACH
> candidate list. The criteria were �substances classified as CMR, PBT/vPvB or
> endocrine disruptors� and were drawn from Directive 67/548/EEC � which has been
> superseded by (incorporated into) REACH. The criteria and the term �candidate
> list� are used in REACH for forming the list of Substances of Very High
> Concern. It is substances on this list in REACH that will be assessed for
> restrictions (see http://reach.jrc.it/annex_xv_en.htm for additional information).
> Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the RoHS
> Review or REACH.
> Fern Abrams
> Director of Environmental Policy and Government Relations
> 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 600
> Arlington, VA 22209
> [log in to unmask]
> +1 703-522-0225
> fax 703-522-0548
> _www.ipc.org_ (http://www.ipc.org/)
>
>
>
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