{"id":1015563,"date":"2017-07-11T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lufft.com\/?p=15563\/"},"modified":"2017-07-11T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T09:09:32","slug":"what-does-the-soon-mandatory-rohs-certification-mean-for-lufft-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.otthydromet.com\/en\/what-does-the-soon-mandatory-rohs-certification-mean-for-lufft-products\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the soon mandatory RoHS certification mean for Lufft products?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">Up to now RoHS wasn&#8217;t mandatory for us, because we were affected by an exception rule concerning monitoring and control instruments. This exception will end on July 22, 2017 meaning that all Lufft products on the market need to be compliant with the RoHS regulations <\/span>henceforward<span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">. If we couldn&#8217;t ensure this, we aren&#8217;t allowed to further sell and export them. But how do we deal with this directive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">Up to now RoHS wasn&#8217;t mandatory for us because we were affected by an exception rule concerning monitoring and control instruments. This exception will end on July 22, 2017 meaning that <strong>all products on the market need to be compliant with the RoHS regulations <\/strong>henceforward. If we couldn&#8217;t ensure this, we aren&#8217;t allowed to further sell and export them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">As an environmental measurement technology manufacturer, we have always felt obliged to market <strong>environmentally friendly products<\/strong> only. For this reason, they all have been RoHS-compliant and are anchored in the EU Declaration of Conformity already for a long time.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What does RoHS mean and require exactly?<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">RoHS means &#8220;<strong>Reduction of Certain Hazardous Substances<\/strong>&#8221; applying to electrical and electronic devices. This restriction is anchored in the EU Directive 2011\/65\/EU. If a product is RoHS-certified, it confirms that it&#8217;s free from <strong>environmentally hazardous, difficult-to-dispose<\/strong> substances, such as lead, mercury and cadmium. <span class=\"\">Manufacturers of electronic devices are thus prompted to resort to more environmentally friendly alternatives, such as <\/span>unleaded brazing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">Compliance with the RoHS Directive must be confirmed in the <strong>EU Declaration of Conformity<\/strong>. This is done by means of a <strong>technical documentation<\/strong> according to the DIN EN 50581 directive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Since 2011, only RoHS-certified products can be labelled with a <strong>CE mark<\/strong>.<\/span> <span class=\"\">It stands for compliance with EU Regulation 765\/2008 and confirms that the product complies with the applicable requirements laid down in the <strong>Community harmonization legislation<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">EU Declaration of Conformity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">With the EU Declaration of Conformity, the manufacturer in the EU or an authorized representative in the EU confirms that a launched product complies with the <strong>essential health and safety requirements<\/strong> of all relevant European directives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>RoHS is part of the EU declaration of conformity. <span class=\"\">Compliance with the RoHS fulfilment is hereby confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\">Do you have any questions or are you interested in further information? We are glad to be here for you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lufft.com\/de-de\/kontakt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13786\" src=\"https:\/\/blogottprod.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Contact-Us-Button-4.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to now RoHS wasn&#8217;t mandatory for us, because we were affected by an exception rule concerning monitoring and control instruments. This exception will end on July 22, 2017 meaning that all Lufft products on the market need to be compliant with the RoHS regulations henceforward. 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