The primary legislation driving lead free is the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substance (RoHS) Directive. Unfortunately in many cases the Directive is still unclear as to what is covered and what is not due to multi-use equipment(like car radios). Furthermore the assumed limitations of scope that are included in WEEE were accidentally left out of RoHS when the regulations were separated.

World Regulation Activity:

European Union: RoHS/WEEE
United States: RCRA/TRI/OSHA
Japan: MITI
China: MII
Korea: EPR

1. As a distributor, the WPI Group does not participate in the manufacturing process and therefore has no actual knowledge of the specific substances contained in and/or used in the manufacturing process of any product (“Product”) supplied to You. The WPI Group may only rely on the warranties and representations made by the relevant manufacturer (“Manufacturer”). In order to assist you in navigating the information available, the WPI Group has provided a summary of hyperlinks which will bring you to the official website of the Manufacturer, as well as the Vendor Statements and/or the independent third party analysis report, which may be downloaded from this site. The Manufacturer websites, along with the Vendor Statements are updated and maintained by the applicable Manufacturer. The WPI Group makes no representation nor warranty as to the form nor content of such websites or Vendor Statements maintained or issued by the Manufacturer or independent third party analysis report.

2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any discrepancy (“Discrepancy”) between the Product supplied and any content specifications (“Specification”) as described in the official website, Vendor Statement or independent third party analysis report posted hereon , subject to and insofar as the same is represented and warranted by the Manufacturer, the WPI Group shall liaise with the Manufacturer for any remedial action in order to hold You harmless from any loss, or damage (excluding consequential or indirect loss or damage, lost profits, economic loss and/or punitive damages) caused by such Discrepancy. You are aware and acknowledge that the obligation described herein is the sole responsibility and/or liability undertaken by the WPI Group in respect of any Discrepancy and shall surpass any and all liability, past, now and future, agreed upon by the parties.

3. If the hyperlink for any Product is not shown on this website, please refer to the Specification provided by the Manufacturer to the WPI Group. In the event of any discrepancy between the Specification, the information on the website of the relevant Manufacturer, the Vendor Statement and/or the third party analysis report posted on this website, the Specification shall prevail

4. WPI shall not be liable to You nor to any third party should You continue to purchase Product which contains substances in contravention of RoHS.