Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS) Compliance
Restrictions on Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC requires that certain electrical and electronic products be free (except for trace impurities) of mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE and lead as of 2006-7-1. Lead can still be used as an alloying additive in copper, steel and aluminum. Decabromodiphenyl ether can still be used.