NPL’s Soldering Science & Technology Club Winter Conference included also an update on RoHS (reduction of hazardous substances) from the British Department of trade & Industry (DTI). In the RoHS overview, James Lidgard from DTI stated, “Our view of the compliance and enforcement regime has not changed from that set out in the non-statutory draft RoHS guidance document. The UK intends to accept self-declaration as the basis of the compliance regime. Any item of electrical or electronic equipment placed on the market will be assumed to comply with the RoHS regulations. The enforcement authority will carry out market surveillance and may challenge any producer that it suspects of placing non-compliant products on the market. A defense of ‘due diligence’ will be available where the producer can show that all reasonable steps were taken to avoid committing an offence. This may include reference to an act or default or information given by a third party”.
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