How to Ensure Suppliers are meeting all RoHS Requirements

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desibabu

#1
Hi, I need to implement a quality system to ensure our suppliers are meeting all RoHS compliance requirements. How do you ensure all your suppliers are meeting the requirements? If someone can share the procedure or plan it will be great help

Thank you
 
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harry

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#2
Welcome to the Cove.

I think it is almost impossible and that's why many organizations require their suppliers to sign a black & white undertaking - this has legal implications and they will keep their eyes wide opened. I am not sure if the same is being practice in the US.
 
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sandman23

#3
Aside from the undertaking signed by the supplier, you can require your suppliers to submit Laboratory/Test results/certificate for each material they supply to you.
 

automoto

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#4
Practice in EU is that customer send letter (Declaration of conformity with RoHS Directive) to supplier. If the supplier is already RoHS compliant they have to sign the declaration and send it back to the customer. If the supplier isn’t yet RoHS compliant they have to make a plan for elimination the prohibited substances.
After you receive letters from suppliers you have to make an overview of the suppliers (products) that are RoHS compliant/noncompliant.

P.s. All products in EU market have to be RoHS compliant since 2007.
I can send you an example of declaration letter.

Aleš
 

Stijloor

Staff member
Super Moderator
#5
Practice in EU is that customer send letter (Declaration of conformity with RoHS Directive) to supplier. If the supplier is already RoHS compliant they have to sign the declaration and send it back to the customer. If the supplier isn’t yet RoHS compliant they have to make a plan for elimination the prohibited substances.
After you receive letters from suppliers you have to make an overview of the suppliers (products) that are RoHS compliant/noncompliant.

P.s. All products in EU market have to be RoHS compliant since 2007.
I can send you an example of declaration letter.

Aleš
Aleš,

Can you attach such a letter in English?

Stijloor.
 
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Balu Sharma

#9
In addition or in lieu of certificate of compliances from suppliers, standards such as IPC 1752 enable companies to collect material composition data from a supplier. The advantage is that a software program can interpret this data and tell you whether your products comply with not only RoHS, but emerging regulation such as REACH or customer specific requirements.
 
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