Another discrepancy is the underscore never mentioned in the directive
but added into 50419 - the underscore is a good idea but could be used
by the legal beagles to nit pick.
Regards,
Chris
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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Bilham
Sent: 06 May 2005 09:26
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] Report of 19 April meeting of Technical Adaptation
Commi ttee
John et al,
I think that the discrepancy between the Directive and CENELEC's
standard EN50419 is where the marking should appear if it is not
possible to mark the product itself because of its size or function.
The Directive says it should be put on the packaging and instructions
and warranty.
EN50419 says it should be put on a flag on the supply cord and
instructions and warranty, or, "if none of the above applies", on the
packaging.
Looks like doing all 4, as far as possible, is a relatively safe option.
Remember that individual member states can adopt more demanding
requirements than defined in the Directive, so there could be more.
Regards,
Roger Bilham
In message <509835782378E4438C1C83C413A7A69B0501CA07@avanex-
nt2.AVANEX.COM>, John Burke <[log in to unmask]> writes
>WOW,
>
>Did you notice the part in any other business (first item) , where the
WEEE
>symbol as generated by Cenelec conflicts with the
directive.............
>
>Ooooooooooops,
>
>John
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Davy, Gordon
>Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 2:20 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [LF] Report of 19 April meeting of Technical Adaptation
>Committee
>
>
>The UK Department of Trade and Industry has just posted an unofficial
>report (4 pages) of the latest meeting of the European Commission's
>Technical Adaptation Committee at
>http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/TAC_Unofficial_Note_April05.p
d
>f. Most of the report deals with WEEE, but there is some info on RoHS
as
>well.
>
>There we learn of a request for an exemption for lead crystal in the
>glass of chandeliers. I think that's going to be a hard sell, not
>because it causes lead poisoning, but because this use of lead is
>non-essential - there are Pb-free substitutes that provide the same
>function. I suppose if there were enough people who really wanted lead
>crystal for a chandelier it could be sold by itself, but to avoid its
>being covered by RoHS it would have to be marketed as having some other
>function (e.g., room decoration) so it wouldn't look like a part of
>electrical or electronic equipment.
>
>There also we learn that the European Commission proposed and the TAC
>agreed, "that, funds allowing, it would now seek to appoint a technical
>expert on an ongoing service contract who would assist the TAC by
>reviewing completed exemption checklists and any supporting technical
>information submitted by companies." Note that most members of the TAC
>are not technical, in the sense we take it to mean (trained in a
>physical science or engineering). Note also that the names of the
>members of the TAC are never reported, and that if it weren't for the
>unofficial reports provided by the DTI, we'd be deprived of virtually
>all useful insight into the strange goings-on by people who receive
>paychecks from European taxpayers, supposedly acting on their behalf.
>
>The proposal to exempt deca-BDE flame retardant received a majority
>vote, but not a big enough majority for it to take effect
automatically.
>The minority wanted to postpone the exemption until further data become
>available (there are never enough data to convince people who have
>already contrarily made up their minds). This in spite of the fact that
>EU risk assessment was closed last year, concluding that there is no
>evidence of any risks that need to be managed by legislative
>restrictions. Because the majority was not big enough to be
"qualified",
>the draft decision must be submitted for consideration by the
>Environment Council and European Parliament, "a process that could take
>up to three months." Don't hold your breath, particularly considering
>the EP's expressed dissatisfaction with EC decisions for not being
>"green" enough.
>
>
>
>Gordon Davy
>Baltimore, MD
>[log in to unmask]
>
>410-993-7399
>
>
>
>
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