RoHS Enforcement 

This page contains information on RoHS enforcement and links to further sources of information.

Some frequently asked questions on RoHS enforcement may be answered by our RoHS FAQ page.

RoHS enforcement is the responsibility of the 27 EU countries, and not of the European Commission or any other EU institution. The Commission does not have any legislative madate to get involved in RoHS enforcement, except inasmuch as it may feel that an EU country has not correctly implemented EU law. It is therefore important to focus on national enforcement authorities when questions arise, since RoHS enforcement will inevitably vary country-to-country.

ERA Technology keeps an up-to-date list of RoHS enforcement authorities in the various EU countries. To see this list, click here.

EU Member States recognize that the complexity of potentially working with 27 different enforcement regimes is undesirable for EEE producers. Some of the Member State governments and enforcement authorities have therefore developed the guidance described below.

Click here to see the Member State Enforcement Guidance Document. This document was first published in May 2006. It does not bind the Member States in any way, and should be read with a view to understanding the broad outlines of a probable approach to enforcement in the countries that choose to follow it. Some Member States may wish not to follow this approach. Nevertheless, we feel it can provide valuable insights to business.

Country Information

Don't forget! The EU's WEEE and RoHS Directives are implemented in EU countries by national WEEE and RoHS regulations. These vary considerably from country to country. We therefore strongly urge U.S. companies to get further information on WEEE and RoHS in the countries that interest them by clicking here.

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