FYI - Looks like the beginning of a project to potentially expand the number of substances restricted by RoHS.
Regards, Lauren Crane KLA-Tencor From: rohs2.ann...@umweltbundesamt.at [mailto:rohs2.ann...@umweltbundesamt.at] Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 8:51 AM To: rohs2.ann...@umweltbundesamt.at Subject: Consultation process within the review of the List of Restricted Substances under Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) Dear Sir/Madam, This mail gives information on the stakeholder consultation process within the review of the "List of Restricted Substances" under Directive 2011/65/EU<http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:174:0088:0110:EN:PDF> (RoHS 2). It is addressed to interested stakeholders. RoHS 2, which was adopted in June 2011, stipulates rules for any amendments of the list of restricted substances (Annex II). A first review of Annex II is required by July 2014 and periodically thereafter on the Commission's initiative or following the submission of a proposal by a Member State (Article 6). End of November 2012 the European Commission launched a new study with the two main objectives: * to develop a methodology to identify and assess substances based on the criteria in Recital 10 and Article 6(1) and 6(2) of RoHS 2 and * to assess the substances addressed in Recital 10 of RoHS 2 with a view to their future restriction. Details about the study are provided at the project website: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/review/index_en.htm To fulfill the above listed objectives cooperation and consultation with stakeholders will be organized. Contribution by stakeholders will be gathered by public internet consultations and meetings among a selected group of stakeholders. The 1st stakeholder consultation has started now. It aims at supporting the identification of hazardous substances used in EEE. In particular information on the uses in electrical and electronic substances is requested: Background material and the questionnaire are provided at the project web-site: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/review/consultation_1_en.htm Interested parties are invited to participate in the 1st stakeholder consultation and to submit their comments by e-mail to rohs2.ann...@umweltbundesamt.at<mailto:rohs2.ann...@umweltbundesamt.at>, the latest on 10th of February 2013. You are invited to forward this mail to other experts and interested parties. Yours sincerely Brigitte Karigl (Project Leader/Umweltbundesamt GmbH) - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
