Hello Guys, ROHS2 Question: The question is on article 4 4 ( d) and (e) monitoring & control instruments and Industrial monitoring & control Instruments How does this directive defines "industrial" and what constitutes professional use? I have the following info, However I would like to get more clarity on this from our EU experts.
Article 3(24) of the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) defines (somewhat ) industrial monitoring and control systems: ‘industrial monitoring and control instruments’ means monitoring and control instruments designed for exclusively industrial or professional use".The RoHS 2 Guidance FAQ, Q6.9, describes “professional use”: Q6.9 How should “professional use” be interpreted? Does it apply only at the first placing on the market, or also at later stages? “Professional use”, as referred to in the exclusion of non-road mobile machinery and the definition of industrial monitoring and control, refers to the use phase of the EEE. In order for EEE to be marketed for “professional use”, its intended end user has to be a professional. It should also be noted that RoHS 2 does not differentiate between EEE for professional or non-professional use other than in a few exclusions. These exclusions explicitly state that the equipment concerned is made available only for professional use, in order for the exclusion to apply. In some cases a manufacturer may place EEE on the market with the intent that it is only used for professional use. However a distributor outside the control of the manufacturer may make the EEE available for a non-professional use (for example through sale or hire). In these cases the distributor is modifying the purpose of the EEE and therefore may be taking on the responsibility for the compliance of the EEE (Article 11). Generally, The FAQs reflect the views of DG Environment (Guidance document) and are not legally binding. The FAQs are considered to be a “living document” that may be revised in the future. Thx! Sudhakar - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
