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On 11 January 2008, a new set of RoHS Regulations (Statutory Instrument 2008 No. 37) was laid before the UK Parliament to come into force on 1 February 2008. These Regulations were updated in 2009, when amending Regulations were laid before Parliament on 11 March and came into force on 6 April 2009. Copies of both these sets of Regulations can be downloaded from the OPSI website..
RoHS Regulations, SI 2008 No. 37
RoHS Amending Regulations, SI 2009 No. 581
1. Guidance Notes
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills re-issued its Government Guidance Notes in January 2010.
RoHS Regulations: Government Guidance Notes
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2. UK RoHS Enforcement Body (NMO)
The UK appointed the National Measurement Office (NMO) as the UK’s RoHS Enforcement body on 1 July 2005.
A decision tree to help determine scope and a frequently asked questions section as well as a useful links page where you can download documents can be found on their website. A link to the website can be found below.
3. UK Consultations
The Department recognised the significant impact that the requirements of the RoHS Directive would have upon UK companies operating within the electrical and electronics sectors very early in the negotiating and implementation process and has, accordingly, gone to some lengths to ensure that industry was made fully aware of the requirements in advance of them coming into force on 1 July 2006.
Our awareness raising activities included three full rounds of public consultation (culminating in the one undertaken in 2004); three separate series of UK-wide seminars to inform key stakeholders; and the provision of full and up to date information on this website. In addition, officials have answered huge numbers of telephone and email inquiries over this period.
First UK Government Consultation: 28 March - 30 May 2003
Second UK Government Consultation: 25 November 2003 - 1 March 2004
Third UK Government Consultation: 30 July 2004 - 29 October 2004
4. Report on Compliance Approaches
The UK commissioned technical consultants to look at possible compliance approaches for RoHS before the Directive came into force. The full report and executive summary, published in April 2004, can be found below.
