dave stanton wrote:
Will boards be marked with the type of solder that has been used? I
can see compatibilty problems looming.

And of course I dont think China has signed up to this and where does most
electronic eqpt come from these days ?



I don't think this will matter, as it will be illegal for the
electronic products containing lead etc to be sold in the EU - so if
they want to continue selling products here they will have to change.