[PSES] DoC - reference to ROHS directive

I have the last 10+ years made reference to ROHS directive 2011/65/EU in the DoC. Now, I have been told to switch to 2015/863/EU? Is that correct? >From what I see on the EU web site, 2015/863 is a Commission Delegated Directive, amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU As I understand,

Re: [PSES] DoC - reference to ROHS directive

Agreed, if you look at https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/rohs-directive_en you see there have been many Commission Delegated Directives of which 2015/863 is just one. And also,

Re: [PSES] DoC - reference to ROHS directive

The proper directive reference remains 2011/65/EU. If you look at the current version of that directive, it incorporates all of the modification, so there is no need to separately reference the amending documents. Regards Tom Smith, P.Eng Principal Engineer TJS Technical Services Inc. Tel: +1

Re: [PSES] DoC - reference to ROHS directive

What I've seen is language like "2011/65/EU RoHS directive with amendment 2015/863/EU" or "2011/65/EU RoHS directive as amended by 2015/863/EU" The 2015 amendment adds four substances to the original six, so you should mention both it and the 2011 directive. Mike Sherman Sherman PSC LLC > On