I doubt that it should necessarily be zero. From my wire and cable days, there are test methods to determine the halogen content of "zero halogenated" materials (bromine is a halogen). Zero concentration is therefore, a relative term - it could be less than 1%. I think the reason that there is no maximum concentration specified yet is that there is no concensus and no harmonised standard test method yet. After all, this is still a draft proposal.
Evangeline Cometa CSA International From: richwo...@tycoint.com [mailto:richwo...@tycoint.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:26 AM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Draft RoH Directive The draft of the RoH Directive bans, effective 1 July 2006, certain substances in new electrical and electronic equipment with certain listed exceptions. However, outside the exceptions, no maximum allowable concentration values of the banned substances is listed. Article 5 provides for future amendments to specify such maximum concentration values, but the values do not exist at this time. Thus, it appears that, unless the draft Directive is revised or amended, the maximum allowable concentration values of the banned substances are zero parts per million. Am I reading this correctly? Richard Woods Sensormatic Electronics Tyco International This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" --------------------------IMPORTANT NOTICE------------------------------ This message is intended only for the use of the person or organization to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email or telephone and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
