REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) is a European Union Commission (EUC) Regulation on chemicals and their safe use. The REACH regulations became effective on June 1, 2007 and were phased in until 2018. REACH establishes specific duties and obligations on a business in the European Union (EU) which manufactures or imports a substance or article that includes a “substance of very high concern” (SVHC) in concentrations of more than 0.1% w/w.
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances impacts the entire electronics industry and many electrical products as well. The original RoHS, also known as Directive 2002/95/EC, originated in the European Union in 2002 and restricts the use of six hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products. Hardware Specialty has dedicated specific department resources to the identification and verification of all of our products and have been in full compliance with RoHS since 2006.