RoHS (2002/95/EC)
DEADLINE JULY 1, 2006	RoHS (2002/95/EC), Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment, directive to substantially reduce or eliminate the use of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated byphenyls,polybrominated dyphenyl and cadmium in the production of electrical and electronic equipment to reduce future WEEE.
RoHS targets Components	This applies to everyone in the supply chain where the intended final product is electrical or electronic (from plastic and metals to subassemblies and everyone in between)*If you export, or your customers export or plan to export  to the EU  Take Note! Your competitions are using RoHS compliance as a very effective marketing tool... ignoring it or playing catch up will heavily impact your ability to compete. *some exceptions do apply.
WEEE (2002/96/EC)
DEADLINE AUGUST 13, 2005	WEEE (20002/96/EC), Waste electrical and Electronic Equipment, directive of the EU (European Union) for the preservation of electrical and electronic waste; to encourage reuse, recycling and other recovery measures to ensure waste reduction.
	WEEE targets equipment
GET ALL THE FACTS	OEM's that export to the EU or plan to export to the EU will require both WEEE & RoHS*
	1. Comprehensive      Presentation P WEEE [and RoHS] Info 2. Consulting P General 3. Readiness - By EU     Country                   P Liaison - EU P Customer Management P Registration P Product Marking P Document Management 4. Transition - By EU     Country P Product Info Sheet P Document Preparation P Acting Liaison 1. Comprehensive      Presentation P RoHS Informational 2. Consulting P General 3. Readiness P Customer Management P Supplier Management P Data Mining P Document and Data    Management P Engineering Support P Procurement Support P Inventory Management    Support 4. Transition P Document Preparation P Document Management    and Back-up P Acting Liaison
	*some exemptions do apply