RoHS enforcer National Weights and Measures Laboratory (NWML) has been directed to take a tough stance over the new hazardous materials rules from day one as it starts to police the European directive which came into law on July 1.

According to the enforcement authority, its policy will be to try and “help those that are aiming to comply, and pursue vigorously those that intend to flout compliance with the regulations.” 
Any non-complaint RoHS-affected product still on the way to Europe cannot be sold. “There is a particular threat for importers of electrical equipment whose product has not cleared customs,” said RoHS consultancy Eco3. “They will not be able to sell this product as it is the date of arrival that is key.”

Most companies are not yet fully-compliant, said Eco3’s Mark Shayler: “Our experience of training more than 400 businesses and 1,000 individuals across Britain has shown us that very few companies have really got to grips with what RoHS will mean to them.”

By: DocMemory
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