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The European Union's Restrictions on the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive represents the largest and most complex data collection challenge in the history of the electronics industry. It is requiring electronics manufacturers and their suppliers to remove six hazardous substances from products sold into EU markets after July 1, 2006. These substances are: Lead, Hexavalent Chromium, Cadmium, Mercury, Polybrominated Biphenyl and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether. Compliance absolutely depends on timely, accurate and legally binding substance-level data collection. With hundreds or even thousands of organizations in a supply chain, the data collection process is extraordinarily complicated.

Non-compliant companies risk being shut out of multiple markets with drastic financial impact. For small to medium firms, "out of compliance" could mean "out of business".

Image-Tek has also geared up to meet the requirements of China's commitment to RoHS. The following is some of the important points of China's mission:

• Prevention of pollution by eliminating pollutants and requiring recycling
• Cradle-to-grave scope
• Packaging must be non-toxic, biodegradable and recyclable
• Packaging must be marked with material content
• The RoHS 6 (Cd, Cr, Hg, Pb, PBB, PBDE) are banned from 1 January, 2006
• Products must be labeled with:
• Names, content levels, and recyclability of harmful materials
• Recyclability (fully, partially and non-recyclable)
• Product safety periods (date range product is safe to use)
• Extraordinary exception permits labeling in product manuals or on packaging
• Producers must provide indexes of product safety periods for publication
• Producers must contract with local recyclers to recover products after safety period
• Producers must finance recycling
• Entities and individuals may complain about pollution caused by electronic products)
• Violators who fail to take corrective action as a result of complaints may have their permits revoked and their identities publicized
• Products not properly marked will not be permitted past customs

To learn more about China RoHS directive please visit chinarohs.com.

Image-Tek is committed to providing superior quality products that meet or exceed our customers requirements as well as all government regulations. We require our suppliers to certify that the products we purchase from them meet the RoHS directives and when a customers specifically requests constructions that use noncompliant products we will offer compliant alternatives. Please contact us to learn more about how Image-Tek can help you comply with RoHS.

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