The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced the first 31 of 100 substances to be evaluated under the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP). The...
Can Your RoHS Program Adapt To Incoming Changes?
In 2006, the European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive came into force, regulating the use of potentially harmful subst...
European Union to Introduce New Reporting Requirements for Cobalt & Neodymium
In recent years, governments around the world have shown a growing interest in the responsible sourcing of raw materials — specifically, how the sourc...
Responsible Mineral Sourcing: Insight From the U.S. Department of State & Intel
At the Supply Chain Summit Series in San Diego last month, I moderated a panel called Responsible Minerals: Past, Present, Future. It featured Pamela ...
Four New RoHS Phthalates: Are You in Scope?
The European Union (EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive first came into effect in July 2006, with the aim of reducing the impact ...
Ask the Experts: March 15 (RoHS Edition)
Our regulatory subject matter experts are always available to educate compliance professionals through content, webinars and events. They also provide...
RoHS Exemptions & Extensions: Is Your Program Impacted?
January 21, 2021 — the date when a number of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive exemptions are scheduled to expire — still seems a l...
Proposition 65: A Global Compliance Manager Responds
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (better known as Proposition 65) impacts every company that sells, or may sell, i...
The EU Medical Device Regulation: Five Reasons to Stay Compliant
Companies are still figuring out how to manage their requirements under the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) 2017/745, and in-scope m...
What to Know About RoHS Compliance Through 2019
As far as the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive is concerned, phthalates are the hot topic through 2019. Companies in scope of the dire...