EU · Directive 2011/65/EU and amendments
Restricted substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Identify the market and product category first. Each dossier separates legal duties, referenced standards, evidence and the comparison needed for an award.
Product Scope
EEE within the Directive’s defined voltage and category scope, with explicit exclusions, spare-part conditions and time-limited exemptions. The assessment unit for concentration limits is the homogeneous material, not the average of a whole assembled product.
Requirements
Annex II sets 0.1% by weight for lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE and the four listed phthalates; cadmium has a 0.01% limit, subject to applicable exemptions. Distinguish material screening from substance-specific confirmation and select the appropriate IEC/EN 62321 method where testing is needed.
Required Evidence
Provide a material-level bill of materials, supplier evidence, risk-based analytical reports, exemption justification with expiry and application details, technical documentation and EU declaration. EN IEC 63000 supports technical documentation; it is not itself a chemistry test report.
Comparison for the Awards
A reliably lower restricted-substance concentration may be considered only for an applicable, material-specific limit and a relevant core claim. “Not detected” must retain its detection limit; legal use of an exemption cannot be described as a zero-substance result.
Version & Transition
Use the currently applicable Annexes II, III and IV and each exemption’s product-category and expiry conditions. EU exemption changes are not automatically amendments to GB RoHS.
Official Sources
Applicability depends on the product classification, intended use, configuration and actual sales territory. Manufacturing, placing-on-the-market and testing dates, together with transition provisions, are checked as required by each applicable rule. The directory identifies sources; it does not replace assessment of the specific model. Standards are identified by reference, and their authoritative texts remain with the issuing bodies. Official source documents retain their original language.