RoHS & WEEE at London Electronics

The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) is a European Union directive which bans some chemicals from being used in some types of electrical and electronic equipment after July 2006.

The aim is to cut health risks and damage to the environment caused by toxic materials including lead, cadmium, mercury, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's), and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)).

We make products which are classified under Category 9 as "Monitoring and Control Instruments". See Annex IA of the WEEE directive.

This means they are currently exempt from the requirements of RoHS.

Because we realise that our equipment could be used as a component within a system which must fulfil the RoHS rules, we now only source components which are themselves certified RoHS compliant.

We have a strictly controlled, formal system to ensure that we comply with the requirements of European directive 2002/95/CE

Please note that some of our older products may not be RoHS compliant, as they may still have older components in them. However, in most cases, we have an RoHS compliant alternative to offer you - See the alternative cross-reference selector below.

We can issue certificates of compliance for all newer products on request.

Cross Reference chart:-

The WEEE Directive is intended to raise the level of recycling of electrical and electronic equipment It encourages manufacturers to design products with recycling in mind, to reduce the amount of waste materials in the environment.

All electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the European market after 13 August 2005 is subject to the requirements of the WEEE directive.

In Europe, this equipment must be disposed of in accordance with European Parliamentary Directive 2002/96/EC.

This means it must be sent to an approved recycling plant if you want to dispose of it.

It must not be thrown away in general rubbish.

If you are unable to dispose of this item locally, you may send it to us for recycling.

Conditions:

• We will only accept items made by us.
• You must pay for transport of the goods to us.
• We will only accept items if they include a signed declaration by an authorised person in your organisation, stating that :-

1. The item is safe to handle and has no contaminants which may be harmful to people or the environment.
2. You wish us to dispose of or destroy the item(s)