Of course, RoHS applies to all otherwise-in-scope second-hand products made at any time that are newly placed on the EU market (from a per-unit perspective, not a per-model line perspective).
It has recently been interpreted (by Commission and other authorities) as prohibiting the resale of any in-scope but out-of-compliance EEE after July 2019 because of an awkward wording in Article 2(2) --> i.e., no grandfathering even for items already on the market. There is a project afoot to possibly amend this concern (a public consultation recently closed about this, I believe). Regards, Lauren Crane KLA-Tencor -----Original Message----- From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] RoHS on Hardware In message <[email protected]>, dated Tue, 20 May 2014, John Cotman <[email protected]> writes: >Yes, equipment imported for own use does not need to be RoHS compliant >as you say. What happens when the importer no longer needs it is an >interesting question, though. It would seem that it can't legally be >sold, but it can be thrown away. This is rather perverse, given that >environmental legislation generally would favour reuse. Does the Directive apply to second-hand products, including those made before the Directive came into effect? > >RoHS a really daftly structured directive. Indeed, but of course the authorities will not admit it. But after ten years or so, something is changed. Look at what happened with after-market product EMC and the Automotive Directive. Now, if 'hi-fi' separates come back into fashion, everything except the tuner will be under the EMC Directive, but the tuner will be under the RTED, which apparently means that CISPR 32 and 35 won't apply, despite having full EMC requirements for tuners. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Nondum ex silvis sumus John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected]> 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <[email protected]> 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
