This document defines compliance terms related to various regulations and directives regarding hazardous substances:
- EU RoHS/ELV compliance refers to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive and End-of-Life Vehicles Directive. Definitions specify if a product is fully or partially compliant.
- REACH compliance refers to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation. Definitions specify if products contain substances of very high concern above thresholds.
- China RoHS compliance refers to China's requirements for electronic products. Definitions specify hazardous material content and use period.
- Halogen content definitions specify bromine, chlorine, fluorine and iodine levels that classify a
This document defines compliance terms related to various regulations and directives regarding hazardous substances:
- EU RoHS/ELV compliance refers to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive and End-of-Life Vehicles Directive. Definitions specify if a product is fully or partially compliant.
- REACH compliance refers to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation. Definitions specify if products contain substances of very high concern above thresholds.
- China RoHS compliance refers to China's requirements for electronic products. Definitions specify hazardous material content and use period.
- Halogen content definitions specify bromine, chlorine, fluorine and iodine levels that classify a
This document defines compliance terms related to various regulations and directives regarding hazardous substances:
- EU RoHS/ELV compliance refers to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive and End-of-Life Vehicles Directive. Definitions specify if a product is fully or partially compliant.
- REACH compliance refers to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation. Definitions specify if products contain substances of very high concern above thresholds.
- China RoHS compliance refers to China's requirements for electronic products. Definitions specify hazardous material content and use period.
- Halogen content definitions specify bromine, chlorine, fluorine and iodine levels that classify a
Always EU RoHS/ELV Compliant Converted to EU RoHS/ELV Compliant These products comply with the substance restrictions of the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& These products also comply with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& The RoHS2 Directive re+uires certain electrical and electronic products be free $e,cept for trace impurities% of mercury- cadmium- he,avalent chromium- .//- ./D" and lead& *ertain e,emptions are allowed such as lead used as an alloyin0 additive in copper- steel and aluminum& 1inished electrical and electronic products will be *" mar2ed as re+uired by Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& *omponents may not be *" mar2ed& Always EU RoHS but not ELV Compliant Converted to EU RoHS but not ELV Compliant These products comply with the substance restrictions of the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% but 34T with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& These products utilize e,emptions in the RoHS2 Directive that are not allowed in the "'( Directive& 1inished electrical and electronic products will be *" mar2ed as re+uired by Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& *omponents may not be *" mar2ed& Always ELV Compliant Converted to ELV Compliant These products comply with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& The "'( Directive re+uires that certain automotive products be free $e,cept for trace impurities% of mercury- cadmium and lead& 'ead can still be used as an alloyin0 additive in copper- steel and aluminum and in solderable applications& ot EU RoHS or ELV Compliant These products do 34T comply with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& This means that these products contain lead or other materials that are restricted in these Directives& *onse+uently- they should 34T be used in any application re+uirin0 RoHS2 or "'( compliance& ! of " EU RoHS/ELV Compliant These products comply with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(% but due to lead in the solderable interface do 34T comply with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& However- these products may be suitable for use in applications where there is a RoHS2 product based e,emption for lead in solders- such as the server- stora0e- or networ2 infrastructure e,emption& ot reviewed for RoHS Compliance These products have not yet been reviewed for compliance with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& ot in Scope for ELV Compliance ot in Scope for EU RoHS Compliance ot in Scope for EU RoHS/ELV Compliance These are products that T" *onnectivity $T"% considers to be out of scope for the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and/or the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& These typically would be products that are not electrical or electronic in nature nor would be used in electrical/electronic e+uipment covered by these Directives& *ustomers should verify this assessment prior to use& Customer Controlled #RoHS $nformation Un%nown& These products have not been reviewed for compliance with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& C'ina RoHS Compliance Definitions C'ina RoHS ( Environmental )rotection Use )eriod #E)U)& Symbol 3o hazardous material over threshold of S5/T 11))6200 standard 6 *hina7s Re+uirements for *oncentration 'imits for *ertain Hazardous Substances in "lectronic 8nformation .roducts& Hazardous material e,ists over the threshold of S5/T 11))6200 standard& 3umber shown in the center of the symbol indicates the "nvironmental .rotection #se .eriod as defined by S5/T11))6200 6 *hina7s 9ar2in0 for *ontrol of .ollution *aused by "lectronic 8nformation .roducts& 3ote is an e,ample only& ".#. values may vary by product family/part& REACH Compliance Definitions REACH and SvHC bac%*round info 8nformation on R":*H 'e0islation can be referenced from the T" .roduct *ompliance Support *enter& Contains no REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s& These products do not contain R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h *oncern $SvH*% ? 0&1@ by wei0ht $1000 ppm%& Contains REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s& These products contain one or more R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h *oncern $SvH*% ? 0&1@ by wei0ht $1000 ppm%& ot Reviewed for REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s& These products have not yet been reviewed to determine whether they contain any R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h *oncern $SvH*s%& >;9onth <ear= refers to the date when a specific list of S(H*$s% was published by "*H:& 3ote that these lists and correspondin0 review are independent $not cumulative%& Halo*en Content Definitions Low Halo*en These products contain less than A00 ppm of each /romine- *hlorine- 1luorine- and 8odine per homo0enous material& .roducts also meet the definitions of 'ow /romine/*hlorine and /1R/*1R/.(* 1ree& Low 0romine/C'lorine These products contain less than A00 ppm of /romine and *hlorine per homo0enous material& 9ay contain 1luorine or 8odine or content of 1luorine or 8odine is un2nown& .roduct also meets definition of /1R/*1R/.(* 1ree& 01R/C1R/)VC 1ree These products contain less than A00 ppm of /romine and *hlorine in flame retardants or .(* and may contain /romine and *lorine not in /1R/*1R/.(*B and may also contain 1luorine and 8odine& ot Low Halo*en These products contain /romine or *hlorine 0reater than A00 ppm and may also contain 1luorine or 8odine& 2ut of Scope These products are specifically e,cluded from Halo0en re+uirements& ot Reviewed for Halo*en Content These products have not yet been reviewed to determine Halo0en content&
(Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 3) Haghi, A. K. - Zachariah, Ajesh K. - Kalarikkal, Nandakumar - Nanomaterials - Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications-Apple Academic Press (2013)