Manufacturers in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea exporting to Europe are bent on beating the July 1, 2006 deadline set by the European Union (EU) for their products to comply with the directive on the Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This directive is closely linked with the Waste, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive that took effect last August 2005.
In a September 2005 survey of 359 manufacturers that are exporting or plan to export electronic components, consumer electronics, and telecom and computer products to Europe, Global Sources found out that 46 percent are already RoHS-compliant. Of the remaining manufacturers, 89 percent plan to comply by the end of June 2006, raising the percentage of compliant manufacturers to 93.3 percent by the time the directive takes effect.
The survey shows the state of compliance and impact on prices for the following product lines:
• Batteries
• Car electronics
• Color TVs
• Computer peripherals
• Computer systems and components
• Connectors
• Electronic security
• Home A/V products
• LEDs and LED displays
• Media players and recorders
• Networking products
• Passive components
• Personal electronic devices
• Printed circuit boards
• Telecom products
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