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A CE mark signified that the product conforms to health, safety, and environmental protection requirements by EU and is only required for products covered in the CE marking directives.
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Some common directives that chemicals need to conform to are:
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Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive​
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REACH directive (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals)*
Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
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Aims to prevent the risks posed to human health and the environment related to the management of electronic and electrical waste.
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It does this by restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) that can be substituted by safer alternatives.
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The RoHS Directive currently restricts the use of ten substances: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP).
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The Directive also promotes the recyclability of EEE.
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*In parallel, the WEEE directive (not a CE marking directive) promotes the collection and recycling of such equipment.
REACH Directive
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​Requires that all chemicals imported and produced in Europe must be registered, evaluated, authorized, and restricted by a set of comprehensive procedures to better and simpler identify the chemical composition to ensure environmental and human safety
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*REACH Directive is not a CE marking directive.