The WEEE Directive specifically excludes equipment connected with EU Member state security including arms and munitions. It does not exclude ALL "military" equipment per se however - only products which are specifically intended for military purposes. Now... the RoHS Directive contains no such exemption, however, it has been assumed that the scope of RoHS=scope of WEEE unless otherwise indicated. So yes, there is no requirement for lead-free in military equipment for the EU. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------