Compliance Definitions
EU RoHS/ELV Compliance Definitions
Always EU RoHS/ELV Compliant
Converted to EU RoHS/ELV Compliant
These products comply with the substance restrictions of the Restriction on Hazardous
Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& These products also comply with the "nd of
'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& The RoHS2 Directive re+uires certain
electrical and electronic products be free $e,cept for trace impurities% of mercury-
cadmium- he,avalent chromium- .//- ./D" and lead& *ertain e,emptions are allowed
such as lead used as an alloyin0 additive in copper- steel and aluminum& 1inished
electrical and electronic products will be *" mar2ed as re+uired by Directive
2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& *omponents may not be *" mar2ed&
Always EU RoHS but not ELV Compliant
Converted to EU RoHS but not ELV Compliant
These products comply with the substance restrictions of the Restriction on Hazardous
Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% but 34T with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles
Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& These products utilize e,emptions in the RoHS2 Directive
that are not allowed in the "'( Directive& 1inished electrical and electronic products will
be *" mar2ed as re+uired by Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& *omponents may not be
*" mar2ed&
Always ELV Compliant
Converted to ELV Compliant
These products comply with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& The
"'( Directive re+uires that certain automotive products be free $e,cept for trace
impurities% of mercury- cadmium and lead& 'ead can still be used as an alloyin0 additive
in copper- steel and aluminum and in solderable applications&
ot EU RoHS or ELV Compliant
These products do 34T comply with the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive
2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& This
means that these products contain lead or other materials that are restricted in these
Directives& *onse+uently- they should 34T be used in any application re+uirin0 RoHS2
or "'( compliance&
! of " EU RoHS/ELV Compliant
These products comply with the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(% but
due to lead in the solderable interface do 34T comply with the Restriction on Hazardous
Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2%& However- these products may be suitable for
use in applications where there is a RoHS2 product based e,emption for lead in solders-
such as the server- stora0e- or networ2 infrastructure e,emption&
ot reviewed for RoHS Compliance
These products have not yet been reviewed for compliance with the Restriction on
Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles
Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%&
ot in Scope for ELV Compliance
ot in Scope for EU RoHS Compliance
ot in Scope for EU RoHS/ELV Compliance
These are products that T" *onnectivity $T"% considers to be out of scope for the
Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and/or the "nd of
'ife (ehicles Directive 2000/!)/"* $"'(%& These typically would be products that are
not electrical or electronic in nature nor would be used in electrical/electronic e+uipment
covered by these Directives& *ustomers should verify this assessment prior to use&
Customer Controlled #RoHS $nformation Un%nown&
These products have not been reviewed for compliance with the Restriction on Hazardous
Substances Directive 2011/!/"# $RoHS2% and the "nd of 'ife (ehicles Directive
2000/!)/"* $"'(%&
C'ina RoHS Compliance Definitions
C'ina RoHS ( Environmental )rotection Use )eriod #E)U)& Symbol
3o hazardous material over threshold of S5/T 11))6200 standard 6 *hina7s
Re+uirements for *oncentration 'imits for *ertain Hazardous Substances in "lectronic
8nformation .roducts&
Hazardous material e,ists over the threshold of S5/T 11))6200 standard& 3umber
shown in the center of the symbol indicates the "nvironmental .rotection #se .eriod as
defined by S5/T11))6200 6 *hina7s 9ar2in0 for *ontrol of .ollution *aused by
"lectronic 8nformation .roducts& 3ote is an e,ample only& ".#. values may vary by
product family/part&
REACH Compliance Definitions
REACH and SvHC bac%*round info
8nformation on R":*H 'e0islation can be referenced from the T" .roduct *ompliance
Support *enter&
Contains no REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s&
These products do not contain R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h *oncern
$SvH*% ? 0&1@ by wei0ht $1000 ppm%&
Contains REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s&
These products contain one or more R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h
*oncern $SvH*% ? 0&1@ by wei0ht $1000 ppm%&
ot Reviewed for REACH +,ont' -ear./ SvHC#s&
These products have not yet been reviewed to determine whether they contain any
R":*H ;9onth <ear=> Substances of (ery Hi0h *oncern $SvH*s%&
>;9onth <ear= refers to the date when a specific list of S(H*$s% was published by
"*H:& 3ote that these lists and correspondin0 review are independent $not cumulative%&
Halo*en Content Definitions
Low Halo*en
These products contain less than A00 ppm of each /romine- *hlorine- 1luorine- and
8odine per homo0enous material& .roducts also meet the definitions of 'ow
/romine/*hlorine and /1R/*1R/.(* 1ree&
Low 0romine/C'lorine
These products contain less than A00 ppm of /romine and *hlorine per homo0enous
material& 9ay contain 1luorine or 8odine or content of 1luorine or 8odine is un2nown&
.roduct also meets definition of /1R/*1R/.(* 1ree&
01R/C1R/)VC 1ree
These products contain less than A00 ppm of /romine and *hlorine in flame retardants or
.(* and may contain /romine and *lorine not in /1R/*1R/.(*B and may also contain
1luorine and 8odine&
ot Low Halo*en
These products contain /romine or *hlorine 0reater than A00 ppm and may also contain
1luorine or 8odine&
2ut of Scope
These products are specifically e,cluded from Halo0en re+uirements&
ot Reviewed for Halo*en Content
These products have not yet been reviewed to determine Halo0en content&
