What EU RoHS Directive 2011/65 (RoHS 2) requires
Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2), in force from 2 January 2013 and extended to all EEE categories from 22 July 2019, prohibits the placing on the EU market of EEE containing more than 0.01% cadmium or more than 0.1% lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), or four restricted phthalates (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP) by weight in homogeneous materials, with manufacturers required to draw up technical documentation, affix CE marking, and issue an EU Declaration of Conformity, subject to time-limited exemptions in Annexes III and IV for applications where substitution is technically impracticable.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: European Parliament and the Council of the European Union · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32011L0065
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Primary Citations — 5 traced to source
- Articles 2-4 (scope, definitions, restriction obligation), 5-6 (exemptions procedure), 7-13 (manufacturer, importer, distributor obligations, CE marking, DoC, technical documentation), Annexes I-IV, VI (product categories, restricted substances and MCVs, general exemptions, Category 8-9 exemptions, DoC template) — Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2)
- Article 1 (addition of DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP to Annex II restricted substances list) — Directive (EU) 2015/863 amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU as regards the list of restricted substances
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