meirman wrote:
Or, what is RoHS?

"DIRECTIVE 2002/95/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment"

or Restriction of Hazardous Substances for short.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/pdfs/finalrohs.pdf
http://www.pb-free.info/laymans_terms.htm

Sander