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01.11.06RoHS Declaration of Conformity under WEEE
What attitude does Allied Vision Technologies take to RoHS and WEEE?
What attitude does Allied Vision Technologies take to RoHS and WEEE?
Although a manufacturer like Allied Vision Technologies does not come under the provisions of the Electrical and Electronics Act on the restriction of use of certain hazardous substances (the RoHS directive), and is not required to take back and recycle such appliances under the Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment Directive (the WEEE Directive), it voluntarily accepts the RoHS directive and offers its customers the additional facility of recycling appliances.
RoHS (“Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances”):
All electronic products developed, produced, and marketed by Allied Vision Technologies, meaning, in particular, all its cameras in the DOLPHIN, MARLIN, OSCAR, PIKE, and GUPPY series, will be redesigned by July 1, 2006 at the latest, to include low-pollutant components and thus conform in full to RoHS. All AVT cameras that conform to RoHS will be identified as such on the housing.
WEEE (“Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment”):
Although image-processing components are not subject to the law on taking back obsolete equipment, Allied Vision Technologies is offering its customers the facility of sending back to them free of charge for waste-disposal purposes, any cameras that belong to the DOLPHIN, MARLIN, OSCAR, PIKE, and GUPPY series.
What is RoHS?
RoHS is the abbreviation for “Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances.” Under Directive 2002/95/EC, issued by the European Parliament, it imposes limitations on pollutants in the components of electronic appliances. These limits are defined by weight as follows:
0.1% lead
0.1% Hexavalent chromium
0.1% polybrominated biphenyl
0.1% polybrominated diphenyl ether
0.01% cadmium
What is WEEE?
WEEE is the abbreviation for “Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment.” Under Directive 2002/95/EC, issued by the European Parliament, it covers the taking back and recycling of appliances. The aim of this statutory regulation is primarily to bring the streams of electronic terminal equipment, meaning the sales of new appliances and the recovery of obsolete ones, under official control and to send them systematically for professional waste disposal. For the use of image-processing equipment this offers the advantage of being able to send the appliance back to the manufacturer of disposal.
