RE: Mercury and Europe

2002-11-06 Thread Crabb, John
Annex ZC (Informative) A-Deviations, in EN 60950-1, states Clause 1.5.1 Deviation Sweden (Ordinance 1990:944) Add the following: NOTE In Sweden, switches containing mercury such as thermostats, relays and level controllers are not allowed. Switzerland (Ordinance on environmentally hazardous subs

Mercury and Europe

2002-11-06 Thread Neil Helsby
Mercury, lead and the other "forbidden" substances, will be banned in Europe from July 2006. This decision came from the agreements made in the reconciliation process on the WEEE and ROHS Directives completed on the 11th October 2002. As usual, there are a few exceptions. For mercury this rela

Mercury and Europe

2002-11-05 Thread Peter Merguerian
Dear All, I am seeking information regarding the import of mercury containing products into Europe. The product in questions contains a Mercury tilt switch. The switch is encapsulated in epoxy resin (along with the rest of the components) inside a durable, watertight A.B.S case. I would like t