Due to the technical proficiency needed, I do not believe Customs was
charged with enforcement of the Rohs Directive. If memory serves me
correctly a private firm would be removing suspected product from
distribution and conducting the technical testing required to determine
compliance.
R.
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From: "Harvey Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: [LF] Is RoHS Compliance not Being Aggressively Enforced?--from Dr.
Ron's Blog


> Is RoHS Compliance not Being Aggressively Enforced?
>
> September 18th, 2006
>
> Folks,
>
> July 1, 2006 has come and gone. Most of us expected many problems at the
> borders of the EU countries Re customs after this date. All appears quiet.
> I have heard few stories of customs disasters. Since it appeared that <
> 50% of companies were RoHS compliant, I am wondering what happened. My
> guess is that the EU is not ready to perform consistent inspections and
> since there is no paperwork requirement (i.e. the act of placing a product
> on the market declares its compliance) product is simply flowing in with
> only spotty checks or testing.
>
> Readers, what are you hearing?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dr. Ron
>
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