... may contain very small or minimal traces of substances like lead, mercury, cadmium, chrome VI or certain flameproof materials containing bromine.

The new directive 2011/65/EU, in short RoHS II, effective since July 21, 2011, expands the scope and categories of equipment by specific dates for these banned substances (see table).

As of 2019 the substance prohibitions apply to all electrical and electronic devices which are not specifically excluded to date, such as military and relevant safety equipment, active implantable medical devices, transportation solutions with the exception of electric bikes etc. The exact expiry dates, terms and definitions are listed in article 2, paragraph 4 and also in article 3.  The exceptions can be found in appendix III of the RoHS II guideline.

The number of banned substances and their limits remain the same from the RoHS I guideline. The European Commission will consider until 2014 and periodically thereafter, whether to maintain the banned substance selection.

Even the definitions of „economic operators“ and "placing on the market" of this equipment were newly established.  

Another innovation of the RoHS II is the system for conformity assessment, CE marking and market surveillance, which is already established in the area of the product safety. The CE mark indicates the conformity of the product with the RoHS II guideline.

The EU member states must implement the RoHS-II guideline in their respective national locales by no later than January 2nd, 2013, so that it is legally binding.

Since RRC has already planned and prepared for this guideline development, RRC products meet the new RoHS II relevant requirement dates.

... for electrical and electronic equipment in the field of audio, video, information and telecommunications technology, including electrical business equipment, for nominal voltages up to 600 V in 2010 and should be implemented at European level this year. However, the EN draft was rejected because out of concerns about the undefined risks by the use of chemicals and inadequate protective measures against electric shock. Currently the committee is working on a new Draft of IEC standard. An implementation at European level will take place only after. As long as the harmonized EN 62368-1 standard is not available, the known standards EN60950 and EN60065-1 remain in use. Users must therefore continue to build to the CE statements of the relevant equipment, when using the Low Voltage Directive.

According to current market forecasts in 2014 over 460 Millionen mobile phones, MP3 players and computers will be contactless and this doesn't take the multitude of solutions into account in industrial applications, electro-mobility and medical technology ...

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