Hi Joe, You're correct that the CE Mark is not applied, but there are marking requirements. The WEEE Directive requires that producers place a crossed-out wheely bin symbol on their equipment (or packaging/user guide/warranty where this is not feasible), signifying separate collection. Also, the date of placing on the market should be shown on the equipment, if this date is after 13 August 2005. Finally, the identity of the producer must also be shown. There are additional information requirements if your equipment is intended for private households.
Article 11 requires the producer to provide re-use and treatment info within one year of placing on the market, helping recycling facilities to identify the different components and materials, as well as hazardous substances and their locations. The way this is worded suggests that complete material info should be provided, and I guess this is a declaration of sorts. Producers (or their representatives) are also required to keep records of the mass of WEEE on entering and leaving treatment facilities, to enable compliance with the recovery/re-use targets for the different equipment criteria to be assessed. The RoHS Directive has no specific compliance declaration or marking requirements. It stipulates that the six substances are banned from 1 July 2006. Nor does it define what is meant by e.g. "lead-free" (the definition in the Vehicle EOL Directive is being touted as the most likely, i.e. 0.1wt%). There's a list of those devices, including medical devices, which are covered by the WEEE Directive in Annex 1B. Best regards, Joe P Martin <[email protected]> wrote: Greetings, It is my understanding that the WEEE and RoHS Directives are not New Approach Directives. What is the difference between New Approach Directives and other directives such as WEEE/RoHS? In order to declare conformity to New Approach Directives, the manufacturer places the CE mark on the product and issues a Declaration of Conformity. How does a manufacturer declare compliance to the WEEE/RoHS? As always, your responses are appreciated. Regards Joe Martin EMC/Product Safety Engineer Applied Biosystems [email protected] 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: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc _____ Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar <http://us.rd.yaho .com/mail_us/tag/*http://calendar.yahoo.com> with sync to Outlook(TM).
