Restriction of Hazardous Substances & End of Life-Vehicle (RoHS & ELV) The European Union (EU) is introducing new legislation that will affect the electronics industry. The coming RoHS directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) will ban six materials from use. By 1st January 2006, Member States of the European Union shall ensure that new electrical and electronic equipment’s put on the market do not contain lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr +6), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and/or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) Below table shows Yageo product list which is RoHS/ELV compliant O X RoHS/ELV Compliant Non RoHS/ELV Compliant Six Hazardous Substances Product Group MLCC R-Chip MLV Leaded R E-Cap Radial E-Cap Snap-in E-Cap SMD HF Inductor Series lead (Pb) CC Series CA Series CL Series CM Series HQ Series RC Series YC/TC Series RT/RJ Series RL Series AR Series TR Series SR Series FR Series RV Series ATV Series PR/PF Series VR Series MFR Sereis CFR Series RSF Series KNP Series ZOR Series FMP Series JPW Series CEMENT Series SS Series S5 Series SK Series SEKSeries SH Series SG Series SA Series SP Series SB Series SR Series SN Series SC Series SX Series SM Series SY Series SZ Series SQ Series SV Series LH Series LG Series LV Series CA Series CB Series Creamic antenna PCB antenna Metal antenna GPS(K45) antenna GPS(K90) antenna Filter Balun O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O CL Series -N NL Series -N NLC Series -N LCN Series -S PB/SB/NB series -N RC Series -N SCD Series -N SDS Series -N SL Series -N SSL Series -N STD Series -N AL Series_N Others hexavalent polybrominated polybrominated mercury cadmium chromium biphenyls diphenyl ethers (Hg) (Cd) (Cr +6) (PBBs) (PBDEs) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Halogen (Chlorine or Bromine) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O