RoHS Directive
Complementary to the WEEE Directive is the Restriction on the
Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Directive (ROHS). This Directive aims to harmonise
legislation controlling the use of hazardous substances in EEE
across the EU and also seeks to reduce the environmental impact of
WEEE by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances during
manufacture. The ROHS Directive covers all products mentioned in
the WEEE Directive except medical, monitoring and control
equipment.
The Directive requires the substitution of lead, cadmium,
hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and
polybrominated diphenylethers (PDBEs) by 1st July 2006.
Manufacturers will need to understand the requirements of the RoHS
Directive to ensure that their products, and their components,
comply. Further details are available on the dedicated ROHS
website 
RoHS coming into force
The UK RoHS regulations came into force on 1 July 2006 and The
National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) are UK’s RoHS
enforcement agency.