12December20121RoHS2FAQPREFACE................................................................................................................................................41.GENERAL...........................................................................................................................................5Q1.1WHATWASTHEINTENTIONBEHINDTHEROHS-RECAST?...........................................5Q1.2WHATISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENDIRECTIVE2002/95/EC(ROHS1)ANDDIRECTIVE2011/65/EU(ROHS2)?.................................................................................................5Q1.3WHENDOTHENEWPROVISIONSOFROHS2APPLY?................................................6Q1.4WHYARETHEHAZARDOUSSUBSTANCESRESTRICTEDINROHS2NOTRESTRICTEDINALLPRODUCTS?.............................................................................................................6Q1.5HOWAREREACHANDROHS2RELATEDTOEACHOTHER?.....................................7Q1.6AREBATTERIESWITHINTHESCOPEOFROHS?.........................................................7Q1.7HOWCANIFINDOUTIFROHS2APPLIESTOMYPRODUCT?.......................................7Q1.8WHERECANIASKQUESTIONSABOUTTHEPROVISIONSOFROHS2?.........................82.SCOPE–ARTICLE2(2)....................................................................................................................8Q2.1WHATDOES”WITHOUTPREJUDICETOARTICLE4(3)AND4(4),MEMBERSTATESSHALLPROVIDETHATEEETHATWASOUTSIDETHESCOPEOFDIRECTIVE2002/95/EC,BUTWHICHWOULDNOTCOMPLYWITHTHISDIRECTIVE,MAYNEVERTHELESSCONTINUETOBEMADEAVAILABLEONTHEMARKETUNTIL22JULY2019”MEAN?........................................8Q2.2WHICHPRODUCTSBENEFITFROMTHISPROVISION?(ARTICLES2(2),2(1),3(1),3(2),4(3),4(4))......................................................................................................................8Q2.3WHATDOES“MAKINGAVAILABLEONTHEMARKET”MEANINTHISCONTEXT?(ARTICLES2(2),3(11),3(12)).........................................................................................93.SCOPE–LARGE-SCALEEXCLUSIONS......................................................................................9Q3.1WHATARELARGE-SCALESTATIONARYINDUSTRIALTOOLSANDLARGE-SCALEFIXEDINSTALLATIONS?(ARTICLES2(4)(D)AND2(4)(E))............................................................9Q3.2DOESTHELSSIT/LSFISCOPEEXCLUSIONALSOCOVEREQUIPMENTSUCHASITANDTELECOMMUNICATIONEQUIPMENT,MEDICALDEVICESORINDUSTRIALMONITORINGANDCONTROLINSTRUMENTS?..............................................................................................13Q3.3WHOISRESPONSIBLEFORITEMSTHATARETOBEUSEDINLSSIT/LSFIS?..............134.SCOPE–OTHEREXCLUSIONS..................................................................................................13Q4.1WHATISMEANTBY“SPECIFICALLYDESIGNEDEQUIPMENT”(ARTICLE2(4)CANDARTICLE2(4)J).............................................................................................................13Q4.2ISR&DEQUIPMENTEXCLUDEDFROMROHS2?.....................................................14Q4.3AREEEEBUILTINTOBUILDINGSOUTSIDEOFSCOPE?.............................................15Q4.4WHATISMEANTBY“MULTIPLE”OR“DUAL”USE?...................................................15Q4.5IFEEEHASMULTIPLEUSESOFWHICHONEISINTHESCOPEOFROHS2,DOESTHEEEEHAVETOCOMPLY”?..............................................................................................1512December20122Q4.6CANMULTIPLEUSEEEETHATISNON-COMPLIANTBESOLDFORTHEUSEINEXCLUDEDPRODUCTS?..................................................................................................................155.SCOPE–CABLES............................................................................................................................15Q5.1ARECABLESWITHINTHESCOPEOFROHS2?........................................................15Q5.2WHATARETHEREQUIREMENTSFORINTERNALWIRESANDINTERNALCABLES?.........16Q5.3WHATARETHEREQUIREMENTSFOREXTERNALCABLES?........................................166.GENERALOPENSCOPE...............................................................................................................16Q6.1WHICHTYPESOFEQUIPMENTBENEFITFROMTHEEXCLUSIONSFROMTHESCOPE?.....16Q6.2HOWDOIDECIDEWHICHCATEGORYOFEEEAPRODUCTFALLSIN?........................17Q6.3DOESROHS2APPLYTOEEEFORPROFESSIONALANDINDUSTRIALUSE?...............18Q6.4ARETELECOMMUNICATIONNETWORKSINSCOPE?..................................................18Q6.5AREELECTRICBOARDSINSCOPE?........................................................................18Q6.6AREFUSEBOXESINSCOPE?.................................................................................18Q6.7AREACTIVERFIDTAGSINSCOPE?.......................................................................18Q6.8DOESPACKAGINGHAVETOCOMPLYTOROHS2?..................................................19Q6.9HOWSHOULD“PROFESSIONALUSE”BEINTERPRETED?DOESITAPPLYONLYATTHEFIRSTPLACINGONTHEMARKET,ORALSOATLATERSTAGES?..........................................197.EEE,COMPONENTSANDCONSUMABLES............................