On 27th January 2003, binding European directives were agreed on the restriction of hazardous substances, which come into force conclusively on July 1st 2006. In connection with semi-conductor components and therefore manufactured electronic equipment, these are:
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous sub-stances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
The main aim of the regulation is to restrict substances that are harmful to the environment or to health. Above all, the following materials are relevant: lead, cadmium, hexavalent chrome, mercury, PBB (polybrominated biphenyls), PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers), PFOS (Perfluoroctansulfonat).
RoHS
IXXAT delivers all products according to the RoHS directive.
Products for which conversion is not possible will in part be discontinued. On the IXXAT webpage, in the section [ News | RoHS 
], you will find an overview of products which have already been discontinued or will be discontinued.
IXXAT is endeavouring to provide its customers with replacement products for all discontinued products that enable a changeover with little or no effort. The VCI driver considerably simplifies the changeover of boards supplied by IXXAT, as its uniform API enables the exchange without additional programming effort.
ElektroG (WEEE)
According to the law, IXXAT is registered at the EAR foundation in Fürth. At this, all IXXAT components which are distributed in the B2B area where registered.
Our registration number at EAR: 29724241
All products of IXXAT that are subject to the ElektroG and to be disposed of in accordance with the ElektroG are marked in accordance with the ElektroG with the symbol of the crossed out garbage can.
Divergent to the regulations under § 10 para. 2 clause 3 Electrical and electronic equipment act, the customer is obliged to dispose the products supplied by IXXAT at his/her own and at his/her own expense when these products are no longer used. IXXAT is exempt from the obligation to provide an acceptable way of taking the products back and to dispose of them.
The ElektroG extension to our terms and conditions and the IXXAT terms and conditions can be found on the IXXAT webpage under [ About IXXAT | Terms of Sale ].
Up-to-date information on product conversion and discontinued products can be obtained via our IXXAT e-mail news-letter.
All products conform to the RoHS directive are marked with a symbol on the IXXAT webpage.
If you have any questions on RoHS, WEEE or discontinued products, we will be pleased to advise you.
REACH comment
"Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals"In June 2007 the European regulation (EG) 1907/2006 for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) became effective.
Under the terms of REACH, it is compulsory to register chemicals, but not the finished product. Consequently, as manufacturers and suppliers of PC interfaces, network components, system solutions and their accessories, we do not need to register these under the terms of REACH.
The raw materials used are supplied exclusively by manufacturers or importers situated in Europe. These firms are obliged to have registered the materials contained. As a “downstream” supplier, we are not under any obligation to check that these suppliers have carried out registration correctly. Consequently, confirmation of REACH conformity of the materials on the part of our suppliers is not necessary. No chemicals are added to the products which we manufacture or import.
This declaration of conformity applies only to IXXAT standard articles.
Separate agreement with us in respect of all customer-specific special designs is absolutely necessary!
This declaration was drawn up and published on the basis of the laws and regulations which currently apply and also in accordance with the best of our present knowledge.