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RoHS in the UK
The UK’s first set of RoHS Regulations (Statutory Instrument 2005 no. 2748) were revised in June 2006 to include exemptions agreed prior to the coming into force date of 1 July 2006. Statutory Instrument 2006 no. 1463 was laid before Parliament on 6 June 2006. The new RoHS Regulations (Statutory Instrument 2008 no.37) were laid before Parliament on 11 January and came into force on 1 February 2008. The latest Guidance Notes issued on 1 February reflect all agreed exemption decisions.
1. Guidance Notes
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform recently re-issued the non-legally binding guidance notes in February 2008.
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2. UK RoHS Enforcement Body (NWML)
The UK appointed the National Weights & Measures Laboratory (NWML) as the UK’s RoHS Enforcement body on 1 July 2005.
A decision tree to help determine scope and a frequently asked questions section as well as a useful links page where you can download documents can be found on their website. A link to the website can be found below.
3. UK Consultations
The Department recognised the significant impact that the requirements of the RoHS Directive would have upon UK companies operating within the electrical and electronics sectors very early in the negotiating and implementation process and has, accordingly, gone to some lengths to ensure that industry was made fully aware of the requirements, which came into force on 1 July 2006.
Our awareness raising activities have included three full rounds of public consultation (culminating in the one undertaken in 2004); three separate series of UK-wide seminars to inform key stakeholders; and the provision of full and up to date information on the website. In addition, officials have answered huge numbers of telephone and email inquiries over this period.
First UK Government Consultation: 28 March - 30 May 2003
Second UK Government Consultation: 25 November 2003 - 1 March 2004
Third UK Government Consultation: 30 July 2004 - 29 October 2004
4. Report on Compliance Approaches
The UK commissioned independent consultants to look at possible compliance approaches for RoHS. The full report and executive summary can be found below.
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