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Use this flow chart to determine
whether the equipment you manufacture or sell is affected by the RoHS
directive.
- Does the equipment run on electrical current or electromagnetic
fields?

- Will the equipment be sold inside the European Union?

- Is the equipment designed for use at a voltage less than 1000V AC or 1500V
DC?

- Does the equipment fall into one of the following categories?
- Large household appliances
- Small household appliances
- IT and telecommunications equipment
- Consumer equipment
- Lighting equipment
- Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale
stationary industrial tools)
- Toys, leisure and sports equipment
- Automatic dispensers

- The equipment is exempted from the directive's scope because:
- The equipment is part of another piece of equipment that is not in the
directive's scope
- The equipment is a large-scale stationary industrial tool
- The equipment is associated with or used in the protection of the interests
of the security of EU states and is intended for military purposes
- The equipment is arms, munitions and defense material designed specifically
for military purposes
- The equipment is an implanted and installed medical device
- The equipment is a spare part intended for repair/reuse of electrical and
electronic equipment put on the market before July 2006

The equipment is in the scope of the directive and
the directive applies.
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