In some sectors, some chemicals are used during production activities. Some of these chemicals, on the one hand during production activities, on the one hand during the use of products produced by people, human health and natural environmental conditions can have very dangerous consequences. This situation is more common in enterprises where electric and electronic tools are produced.

In European Union countries, which are aware of this dangerous situation, the use of some elements that enterprises have to use has been limited by a legal arrangement. The directive 2003-2002-EC, introduced in 95, is briefly known as the RoHS directive. The definition of RoHS consists of the initials of the English Restriction of Hazardous Substances and implies the limitation of dangerous substances.

The RoHS directive is fully security-based and has been restricted to the use of the following elements in electrical and electronic products:

• Lead (Pb): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Mercury (Hg): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): maximum allowable value percent 0.01 ppm
• Plus 6-valued chrome (Cr6 +): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Polybromide biphenyl (PBB): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Polybromide biphenyl ether (PBDE): maximum permissible value percent 0.1 ppm

Then a second directive in 2088 was added to the list of the following elements:

• Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): maximum permissible value percent 0.1 ppm
• Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Dibutyl phthalate (DBP): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm
• Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP): maximum allowable value percent 0.1 ppm

The inclusion of heavy metals and components in the scope of RoHS is for two reasons: they threaten human health and harm all natural living and natural habitats if they are left uncontrolled in the environment and are not recycled.

Within the framework of harmonization studies with the European Union, the directive has been published in our country 2008 Regulation on the Restriction of Use of Some Harmful Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. In our opinion, this regulation is briefly known as EEE Regulation.

In our country, electrical and electronic goods producing enterprises, they have to comply with the legal regulations and the specified limit values. In this direction, measurement, testing and analysis studies are carried out by accredited laboratories.

2 has been replaced by 2013 directive 1 / 2011 / EU since January 65. This new directive is also referred to as the RoHS 2 directive.

The RoHS2 directive introduces simple, effective and executable conditions in practice. In addition, the legal explanations were strengthened and the level of certainty was increased in order to obtain the expected benefit. In addition, the principles for the use of hazardous elements in electrical and electronic equipment, especially medical devices and devices for monitoring and control purposes, have been harmonized with new technological developments.

RoHS2 has also been aligned with the introduction of products, the REACH regulation, the ErP directive (energy-using products directive) and other relevant legal regulations, such as the management of waste electrical and electronic products. In particular, it is aimed to prevent health risks of employees.

The RoHS2 tests carried out in accredited laboratories include tests of the final shape of electrical and electronic products offered to consumers or a sample of parts used in production operations. During the tests, it is determined whether the use of prohibited or restricted elements in the relevant legal regulations and whether they are within the limit values. Customers are requested to submit this certificate to the RoHS2 certificate by the certification body. This document offers legal security to businesses and increases their reputation in the market.