Hi Technetters:

I attended a meeting yesterday to discuss a proposed European Commission
proposal that would ban the use of lead in many electronic/electrical
products sold in European countries by Jan. 1, 2004.

The IPC is working with a number of other trade associations to defeat this
proposal and I am requesting your help.

Are there existing standards that require the use of tin-lead solder in
electronic products (e.g., military specifications, UL requirements)?  If
there are, we will use this information to raise "trade barrier" opposition
to the proposal.

Please respond directly to [log in to unmask]

Thank you in advance for your assistance.


Holly Evans
Director of Environmental and Safety Programs
IPC
1400 Eye St., N.W., Suite 540
Washington, D.C. 20005-2208
phone: 202-638-6219
fax: 202-638-0145
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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