page 3 of 4 Date of issue 16 February 2023 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Material Compliance E T A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH public document 05 RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS All E T A products whether circuit breakers or electronic devices are RoHS compliant as the limit values for these substances are not exceeded Due to purchased electronic components and the trace elements in the raw materials the pollutant lead is sometimes present in our products but within the limit values as specified in the annexes of the RoHS guideline Cadmium is found in only a few devices It is permitted in electrical contacts according to the annex Nevertheless we are working on alternative solutions here Moreover all E T A devices meet the requirement of DecaBDE free products valid since 1 July 2008 However it is our goal to limit the use of hazardous substances as stated therein During development we are already looking for solutions and processes that work without the specified pollutants If this is not feasible due to technical reasons we stick to compositions that meet the RoHS guideline This is done in close cooperation between our development department and our suppliers We ensure transparency for this purpose by means of corresponding information in our material master data 06 WEEE Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE The WEEE guideline is intended to avoid waste of electrical and electronic equipment and to reduce this waste by way of re using recycling and other methods of recovery Our circuit breakers for equipment protection are components that are intended for the manufacture of products and for installation into devices Currently they do not fall within the scope of the application area regulated by the Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment guideline WEEE and the Gesetz zur Neuordnung des Rechts über das Inverkehrbringen die Rücknahme und die umweltverträgliche Entsorgung von Elektro und Elektronikgeräten ElektroG German Act governing the Sale Return and Environmentally Sound Disposal of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Further product categories are being tested Regardless of this we have implemented a strict waste separation in all production plants and administrative areas We reduce packaging materials and mainly use recyclable or reusable
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