Engineering sector opposes extension of RoHS to more industrial equipment

Equipment used in capital goods should not be covered without impact assessment, says trade body

ORGALIME, the trade body representing the European engineering sector, says changes to the scope of the EU Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment could deter manufacturing investors to Europe and have been put forward "without any impact assessment". Arguing that the Directive "fundamentally focuses on consumer goods recovered from household waste", it says widening the law's scope to...

• ORGALIME press release
• impact assessment