Dear Mark

Roger is correct. Lead in optical glass has been voted on by the TAC (10 Dec
2004) and they have decided it should continue to be an exemption.  The
revised Annex to RoHS will not be published until it has been formally
rubber-stamped by the Commission but this is a matter of routine. The Annex
also needs to be translated into all Member State languages before
publication.

ERA carried out the independent study of the EC which acted as the technical
basis for this (and other decisions) on exemptions. Our study is supposed to
be published by the EC at some point but we haven't been told when. If you
would like to know more do contact me.

Regards

Chris

Dr Chris Robertson
Reliability and Failure Analysis, ERA Technology Ltd
Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7SA, UK
http://www.era.co.uk/rfa.htm
Tel: +44 (0)1372 36 7204
Fax: +44 (0)1372 36 7134
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-----Original Message-----
From: Boyd, Mark [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 January 2005 23:38
Subject: Re: RoHS treatment of Lead in glass of motorized lenses


Is this exemption written down anywhere?  Where might I find out for sure?

        Thanks,
        Mark

                M Boyd
                Pelco Engineering
                (800) 289-9100 ext. 2472
                www.pelco.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:Dhalf Of Roger Stoops
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:08 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] RoHS treatment of Lead in glass of motorized lenses


I believe glass containing lead, such as used in optics, is now exempt.

Roger M. Stoops, CID+
Trimble Navigation Ltd., Dayton, OH, USA
Ph: +01 937.245.5288
Fax: +01 937.233.7511

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