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Product Compliance
Product Compliance
MEN products are tested according to the standards given in the Technical Data and thus
enable you to achieve certification of the product according to the standards applicable
in your field of application.
If the product delivered was certified by MEN and is modified by the customer, e.g., by
installing an additional hardware component, the certification achieved by MEN
becomes invalid and may have to be repeated for the new product configuration.
RoHS
MEN is committed to develop and produce environmentally compatible products
according to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU
(formerly 2002/95/EC) of the European Union.
Since July 1, 2006 all MEN standard products comply with RoHS legislation.
REACH
MEN is a manufacturer of electronic products and thus a so-called "downstream user" in
terms of REACH. The products MEN supplies are solely non-chemical goods. Moreover
and under normal and reasonably foreseeable circumstances of application, the goods
supplied shall not release any substance.
Beyond that, according to REACH – Art.33, MEN will inform the customer immediately
should a substance contained in an MEN product (with a content of > 0.1%) be classified
alarming by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
WEEE Application
Nevertheless, MEN is registered as a manufacturer in Germany. The registration number
can be provided on request.
The WEEE directive does not apply to fixed industrial plants and tools. The
compliance is the responsibility of the company which puts the product
on the market, as defined in the directive; components and sub-
assemblies are not subject to product compliance.
Since MEN does not deliver ready-made products to end users, the WEEE
directive is not applicable for MEN. Users are nevertheless recommended
to properly recycle all electronic boards which have passed their life cycle.
