Compliance tools · Environmental, health and safety

RoHS Directive compliance tool

Directive 2011/65/EU · European Union · Binding instrument

Name anyone on your staff. The system makes them your compliance person.

A member of your own staff, with no compliance background, reads the training module, answers the interview, and finishes with your RoHS Directive documentation cited article by article. The knowledge stays in the business.

Every account level runs inside a dedicated Claude account. Anyone can try a toolkit in their own Claude account; compliance work runs in a dedicated one. The Claude Max plan is £90 a month, paid to Anthropic, and is not included in any level.

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RoHS Directive is Directive 2011/65/EU, a binding instrument in the European Union. Hazardous substance restrictions in electrical and electronic equipment.

The free assessment screens for RoHS Directive when a business places physical products on the market, or manufactures goods, or imports goods.

Sectors this instrument reaches: electrical and electronic equipment.

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• Your exact position under RoHS Directive: what is in place, what is missing, and what to do about each gap.
• Documentation with article citations, ready for auditors, insurers, customers and public buyers.
• A trained person inside the business who understands what the regulation requires, and stays.
• A dated record of every section completed, with the reports themselves staying in your own Claude account. The toolkit is carried by an account level, see the plans.
• All of it completed in-house, at your own pace, without booking a single meeting.

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Does RoHS Directive apply to my business?

The RoHS Directive applies to you if you are a manufacturer, authorised representative, importer or distributor who places or makes available electrical and electronic equipment on the Union market, including cables and spare parts (Article 2(1), Article 3(10)).

Who does RoHS Directive apply to?

It applies to four categories of economic operator: manufacturers (Article 3(6)), authorised representatives (Article 3(7)), importers (Article 3(9)) and distributors (Article 3(8)). Each category carries obligations proportionate to its role in the supply chain.

Does RoHS Directive apply to a small business?

The Directive sets no size threshold and no small business exemption. It only acknowledges SMEs in the exemption application format (Article 5(8)) and in the substance list review (Article 6(1)).

When does RoHS Directive apply from, and what are the deadlines?

The Directive applied from the Member State transposition deadline of 2 January 2013 (Article 25(1)). Exemption renewals must be submitted no later than 18 months before expiry (Article 5(5)), and the phthalate restrictions applied to general EEE from 22 July 2019.

What does RoHS Directive require me to do?

Manufacturers must design and manufacture compliant EEE, draw up technical documentation, carry out conformity assessment, draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking (Article 7(1) to Article 7(5)). Importers must verify manufacturer compliance before placement (Article 9(2)) and distributors must act with due care (Article 10(1)).

What records or documents does RoHS Directive require me to keep or produce?

Manufacturers must keep technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for ten years after EEE is placed on the market (Article 7(3), Article 7(5)). Importers must keep a copy of the EU declaration of conformity for ten years (Article 9(2)), and authorised representatives retain documentation under the mandate (Article 8(1)).

What happens if I do not comply with RoHS Directive?

Member States lay down penalties that must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive (Article 23), and may provide for criminal sanctions for serious infringements such as improper CE marking use (Article 15(3)). Authorities may require corrective action, withdrawal or recall (Article 13).

How is RoHS Directive different from WEEE Directive?

The RoHS Directive restricts hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, while the WEEE Directive concerns collection, treatment and recycling obligations. Exemption applications under Article 5 must address the impact of the exempted substance on recycling and recovery under WEEE Annex II.

How do I start complying with RoHS Directive?

The first practical step is to settle your supply chain role, then scope, substance restrictions and exemptions.

Which ComplianceSME account includes the RoHS Directive toolkit?

The RoHS Directive agent toolkit is included from the Medium level.

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