Links

The following are links to the UK Regulations and Directives

• UK RoHS Regulations SI 2008 No 37
• RoHS Amending Regulations
• The RoHS Directive
• The RoHS First Amendment
• The RoHS Second Amendment
• The RoHS Third Amendment
• The RoHS Fourth Amendment
• The RoHS Fifth Amendment
• The RoHS Sixth Amendment
• The RoHS Seventh Amendment
• The RoHS Eighth Amendment
• The RoHS Ninth Amendment
• WEEE Directive (for categorization under RoHS)
• RoHS Enforcement Guidance – May 2006
• RoHS Regulations Government Guidance Notes – January 2010

These are links to a number of free resources on the web you may find useful.

• RoHS Group  URCAG is a cooperative initiative of organisations providing RoHS conformity programmes and support. This initiative is supported by both RoHS Enforcement UK and BERR. Further information regarding conformity can be found here
• Envirowise - Electronics
  Envirowise is a government funded organisation that offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact. They have a number of guides on RoHS and are holding a very good series of free seminars around the UK. They have an excellent links page here.
• The EU website for WEEE and RoHS (including the Directives)
• The Blue Book.  The EC's guide to the implementation of Directives based on the new approach and the global approach
• The official EU Commision FAQ on WEEE and RoHS (PDF)
• www.rohs-news.com
  This site collects together news articles from a wide range of sources. A good way of keeping informed of developments in RoHS and WEEE.
• www.pb-free.info
  Dionics website with good ‘lay-mans’ information and another decision tree.
• www.electronicssouth.com
  This is a national coordination site for industry support in New Zealand. A view of RoHS and WEEE from the other side of the world. Good information.
• www.lead-free.org
  General information on lead-free. Some information on regulation outside the EU.
• www.ee.sgs.com
  Some good information and several good publications here, especially the green technical manual.
• www.europeanleadfree.net
  More good information on lead free. Excellent links and suppliers listings for WEEE and RoHS. Worth a good look around.
• http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/bespoke/bespoke8.jsp?bespokepage=farnell/en/rohs/home.jsp
  This site has plenty of information supporting the whole supply chain.
• www.rswww.com/rohs
• www.era.co.uk ERA publish a number of useful articles including updates on China RoHS, their category 8 and 9 study and help with lead free soldering.
• www.intertek-rohs.com Intertek maintain a useful breakdown of international developments in RoHS on their legislation overview page.

 Acronyms

• EEE Electrical & Electronic Equipment
• NMO National Measurement Office
• PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ether
• PBB Polybrominated biphenyl
• RoHS Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances
• WEEE Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment

Note: If you wish to have your link included please email:  rohs@nmo.gov.uk