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Lead in Automotive and Lead in Electronics
In regard to lead in electronics and lead in automotive. The ELV Directive is basically law in the European Union (actually its a directive that requires each member country to draft their own law stating the points of the directive) as is RoHS. Where the issue you dealing with comes from is the fact that the End of Life Vehicle Directive contains an exemption for lead in solder used on electronics. The RoHS Directive which applies to consumer and other electronics but not automotive does not have the blanket exemption for lead solder. Therefore you could supply connectors which contain lead in solder to the automotive market legally but not to the electronics market.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have questions.
Chris Harden
MDSMap
In regard to lead in electronics and lead in automotive. The ELV Directive is basically law in the European Union (actually its a directive that requires each member country to draft their own law stating the points of the directive) as is RoHS. Where the issue you dealing with comes from is the fact that the End of Life Vehicle Directive contains an exemption for lead in solder used on electronics. The RoHS Directive which applies to consumer and other electronics but not automotive does not have the blanket exemption for lead solder. Therefore you could supply connectors which contain lead in solder to the automotive market legally but not to the electronics market.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have questions.
Chris Harden
MDSMap