ElektroG - RoHS - WEEE

Conversion to RoHS and WEEE EU Directives due to the passing of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act or ElektroG.

The ElektroG or Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act was passed by the German Bundestag on 20.01.2005 with the approval of the German Bundesrat on 18.02.2005. The 2002/96/EG(WEEE) and 2002/95/EG (RoHS) Directives restrict the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.

WEEE-Reg.-Nr.: DE 23942637

Annex II of the RoHS Directive amended

On 4 June 2015, an amendment to Annex II of the RoHS Directive was published in the official journal of the European Union...

https://shop.schukat.com/de/en/EUR/elektrog_rohs_weee_elektrostoffv  ElektroStoffV sets RoHS Directive 2011/65 / EU into National Law

The ElektroStoffV serves, within Germany, to implement Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament...

New WEEE 2012/19/EU Legislation Approved

New WEEE 2012/19/EU legislation has been adopted and published by the European Parliament, and comes into force from mid-August...

shop.schukat.com/elektrog _rohs_weee_rohs2   New RoHS 2 Adopted

The new RoHS directive was announced on 1 July 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union...

RoHS - decaBDE in Polymeric Applications

The European Court of Justice annuls the existing RoHS exemption "9.a. DecaBDE in polymeric applications" included the COM decision 2005/717 of 31 October 2005...

shop.schukat.com/de/elektrog_rohs_weee_identification   RoHS - Identification

For clear and easy identification, we have marked our articles as RoHS compliant on our homepage, on article packaging and on delivery notes. 

WEEE - General Information

The amount of electrical and electronic waste has steadily increased. In Germany alone, around two million tons are produced annually...

shop.schukat.com/en/elektrog_rohs_weee_labeling  WEEE - Labelling

In the course of the conversion to the WEEE Directive (EU Directive 2002/96/EG), we are labelling devices which are put on the market for the first time in the European Union vicinity. In addition, we are only selling devices that conform to the registration and labelling regulations in Germany...

WEEE - Registration Number

We have registered with the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste Register (EAR) for articles in accordance with §6 Abs.1 ElektroG...


shop.schukat.com/en/elektrog_rohs_weee_registration_§18_para_1a)  WEEE - Information Obligations According to §18 para. 1a Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act

Downloads and Links

Here you will find RoHS and ElektroG as a PDF download as well as more informative links.