COCIR pushes hard for RoHS exemptions as Parliamentary vote looms
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Medical devices should continue to be exempt from the recast of the RoHs Directive, concerning the use of hazardous substances in electric equipment, for up to eight years. Moreover, the criteria which would allow for exemptions should be strengthened.
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