Brief study on Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)

유해물질(有害物質) 제한지침(制限指針)(Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, RoHS)의 현황(現況)

  • Kumar, J. Rajesh (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM)) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Young (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM)) ;
  • Kim, Joon-Soo (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM)) ;
  • Shhn, Jeong-Soo (Minerals & Materials Processing Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
  • ;
  • 이진영 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 김준수 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부) ;
  • 손정수 (한국지질자원연구원 광물자원연구본부)
  • Published : 2008.12.27

Abstract

The Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment commonly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. The RoHS directive took effect on 1 July 2006, and is required to be enforced and become law in each member state. This directive restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. It is closely linked with the waste electrical and electronic equipment directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods and is part of a legislative initiative to solve the problem of huge amounts of toxic e-waste.

유해물질 제한지침(Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, RoHS)로 알려진 특정 유해물질 사용에 관한 규제는 2003년 2월 유럽 연합에서 시행되었다. RoHS는 2006년 7월 1일부터 효력을 발휘하며 이를 위해서는 유럽연합 소속국가에서 법령을 제정하여야 한다. 이 지침은 다양한 전기전자기기의 제조에 있어서 6가지 유해물질의 사용을 제한한다. 이것은 대량 발생하고 있는 유해한 전자기기 폐기물 문제를 해결하기 위해 발의된 법안의 일부이며, 전자제품 재활용에 관한 폐전자기기처리지침(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive, WEEE)과 밀접한 관계가 있다.

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