“One of the biggest failings of the RoHS Directive is the lack of definition of any conformity assessment procedure. Those of us familiar with the CE regime will know that such procedures are always included in New Approach directives defining the processes and documentary evidence needed to demonstrate compliance. The omission of such a procedure from RoHS is somewhat of a surprise. While it is not a CE marking directive, it has been brought in under Article 95 of the EU Treaty which means that it has, as its basis, the preservation and facilitation of the Single Market. Without any definition of what compliance evidence is required, we must go back to basics. The first problem is determining exactly what compliance means.” Source: electronicsweekly.com