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A number of directives, laws and ordinances imposing restrictions on certain substances have been enacted at European and national level. They include:
- the EU directive (2002/95/EC, RoHS) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment,
- the EU directive (2002/96/EC) on the prevention of waste electrical and electronic equipment, and in addition, the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery,
- the EU directive (2000/53/EC, ELV) on end-of-life vehicles,
- the German Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)
- the German End-of-life Vehicle Act (AltfahrzeugG),
- the EU directive related to restrictions on certain dangerous substances (76/769/EEC), and
- the German Prohibition of Chemicals Ordinance (ChemVerbotsV).
In its corporate vision, the Carl Zeiss AG accepts its responsibility for sustainability and has therefore initiated the „Prodius“ project (product-integrated environmental protection) in order to comply with the legal requirements of WEEE, RoHS and ElektroG. The objective of the project is to ensure that the legal requirements are met by the required date.
WEEE
The WEEE directive regulates the take-back, recovery and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment and for that purpose assigns the products to different product categories.
RoHS
The RoHS directive restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. As of July 1, 2006, products falling under categories 1-7 and 10 set out in the WEEE directive may no longer contain lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium and the polybrominated flame retardants PBB (polybrominated biphenyls) and PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers) above 0.1% by weight (in homogeneous materials) and cadmium above 0.01% by weight (in homogeneous materials). The RoHS directive allows for certain exemptions for products falling under the categories 8 and 9 and a number of special purposes.
ElektroGesetz
In Germany, the two EU directives on WEEE and RoHS have been transposed into national law by the so-called ElektroGesetz as of 23 March 2005.
Declaration of RoHS compliance by suppliers
To conform to the requirements of the directives, laws and ordinances, the suppliers of the Carl Zeiss AG need to provide the information required thereby. It is essential for the suppliers to confirm that the materials, substances and preparations delivered to the Carl Zeiss AG comply with the above-mentioned directives, laws and ordinances. Our purchasing departments will therefore address the suppliers, asking them to forward their declarations of conformity.
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