RoHS, or better Lead Free is an EU Directive that has been pushed ahead and driven by opportunistic lobbies ( equipment, materials, componentes,logistics, analysis labs, consultants, etc).
Over here, in Eurolandia, since 2001 (the smartest started even earliest) they begone to talk (push) for L-F(seminary , work shops, training, certificators, etc) almost like a brain cleaning (very little effort has been spent about remaining 5 RoHS substances). After July 1st ?.....peace !! Very few are still talking about L-F. Waves,Ovens,alloys,etc, have been already installed, or some are still ongoing, like the components, plenty of them have been ordered but not yet delivered or may be delivered as RoHS compliant but counterfeit. Don't worry, PBAs have anyway been shipped and sold as RoHS Compliant.:( We could go ahead talking about this argument till tomorrow, but no need because is a well known situation.
About the other soon coming EU's "Headache", Directive 2005/32/EC EUP (Energy Using Equipment) that should be enforced by August 2007, almost nobody is talking about it.......... No Count Down Banners on webs !!!( almost zero seminaries, almost zero work shops, etc) WHY ? It may be not so much business is behind such Directive :) I am not an expert but it seams EUP is a very complex and difficult regulatory to implement, it may be even more the RoHS, but not (by now) a business generator Directive.
Sorry for my bad English, but I am sure you've got the meaning of my thought.
Best Regards...GS
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