RoHS directive

The RoHS Directive is an EU directive that restricts the use of certain hazardous substances (beyond the permissible concentration) for electrical and electronic equipment, with “risk to human health and environment” as the highest priority. The application started on July 1, 2006.

Flow of export control

July 1, 2006	RoHS Directive Restricted substances: Six materials Scope of application: 10 categories
January 3, 2013	RoHS 2 revised directive Restricted substances: Six materials Scope of application: 11 categories　*1 category added
June 4, 2015	RoHS 2 revised directive Issuance Restricted substances: 10 materials　*4 substance added Scope of application: 11 categories
July 22, 2019	Started regulating 9 categories excluding “medical equipment” and “monitoring and control equipment”
July 22, 2021	Will begin regulating 11 categories including the above (scheduled)

Prohibited substances: 10 types

Prohibited substance	Restricted concentration (threshold value)
Lead	0.1wt%
Mercury	0.1wt%
Cadmium	0.01wt%
Hexavalent chromium	0.1wt%
Polybrominated biphenyls: PBB	0.1wt%
Polybrominated diphenyl ether: PBDE	0.1wt%
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate: DEHP	0.1wt% newly added substances
Butyl benzyl phthalate: BBP	0.1wt% newly added substances
Dibutyl phthalate: DBP	0.1wt% newly added substances
Diisobutyl phthalate: DIBP	0.1wt% newly added substances

Applicable categories：11 categories

Categories
1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT & telecommunications equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. Electronic and electrical tools
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Medical devices
9. Monitoring and control instruments
10. Automatic dispensers
11. Electronic and electrical equipment not in the above categories

Safe and secure thanks to RoHS2 compliance.

We use phthalate esters as plasticizers to soften hoses made of PVC resin, but do not use phthalate esters whose use is restricted in RoHS2 (revised RoHS).
Therefore, all of our "standard hoses and TOYOCONNECTOR couplings" comply with the current RoHS as well as RoHS2 (Revised RoHS), which will be applied starting July 22, 2019.

Manufacturer marking

Our hoses made of PVC resin have manufacturer markings that show that they comply with RoHS2 (revised RoHS).

Marking examples

Issuing certificates

You can download the "Chemicals Containment Survey Report" that certifies that the hoses do not contain restricted substances specified in RoHS2 (revised RoHS).
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