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What is RoHS?

Working in partnership with the policy lead at the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), NMO is the UK Enforcement Authority for the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008 (the “RoHS Regulations”). These Regulations implement EU Directive 2002/95 which bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.

Manufacturers need to understand the requirements of the RoHS Directive to ensure that their products, and their components, comply.

If you would like to download a copy of the RoHS Enforcement leaflet that describes information on the service we provide then please click here for our latest version of this publication.

For a copy of our new RoHS Guidance (Producer Support Booklet) please Click here.

When did RoHS come into force?

The RoHS Directive and the UK RoHS regulations came into force on 1 July 2006.

The RoHS Directive is an Article 95 single market directive.

End of Year Report

Annual Report

Please click here to download a copy of the report detailing the activities of the RoHS Enforcement Body over the period of 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010.

Enforcing RoHS

The National Measurement Office (NMO) has been awarded the contract to set up the UK’s national RoHS enforcement body. We have been delivering RoHS enforcement since the regulations were fully implemented on the 1st July 2006.

We have developed this website to provide you with information and help associated with RoHS compliance and enforcement. This includes a web version of the decision tree we use, an FAQ section which we are continually updating as your enquiries come to us, and a list of other useful resources availablein our links section.

If you are hosting events relating to RoHS, Batteries, Energy Using Products or Energy Labelling enforcement and would like input from us, please contact us as we would like to support as many targeted events in the EEE sector as we can.