Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
ROHS is a European Union (EU) directive that restricts the use of six substances in new electrical and electronic equipment that will be on the market as of July 1, 2006
This EU ROHS directive is just one component of a global push to achieve more environmentally friendly manufacturing practices and policies, and the ROHS directive is complemented by another EU directive called the "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" directive, or "WEEE" directive, which covers equipment. The "WEEE" directive covers the recyclability of equipment.
The RoHS Directive covers electronic and electrical products listed by the catalog up to AC1000V, DC1500V:
1, large household appliances: refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, etc.
2, small household appliances: vacuum cleaners, irons, hairdryers, ovens, Clocks and watches, etc.
3, IT and communications equipment: computers, fax machines, telephones, cell phones, etc.
4, civil installations: radios, televisions, VCRs, musical instruments, etc.
5, lighting appliances: fluorescent lamps, etc., except for home lighting, lighting control devices
6, power tools: electric drills, lathes, welding, sprayers, etc.
7, toys/entertainment, sports equipment: electric cars, TV games, automatic gambling machines, etc.
8, medical equipment: radiation therapy equipment, ECG tester, analyzers, etc.
9, monitoring/control devices: smoke detectors, thermostat, factory with monitoring and control machines, etc.
10, vending machines
11, semiconductor devices<
It includes not only the whole product, but also the production of the whole machine used parts, raw materials and packaging parts, related to the entire production chain.