The first scope related problem to be addressed is that non-compliant products placed on the market between January 2013 and July 2019, have to be taken off the market and cannot be resold or refurbished after July 22, 2019.
The second area to be addressed is that products, other than medical devices, and monitoring and control instruments, placed on the market lawfully before July 22, 2019, cannot be repaired with spare parts after that date.
The main policy option in the proposal aims to simplify the existing RoHS Directive by ensuring a more consistent approach in the scope, and aligning compliance dates for newly in-scope products with other EEE categories. This option is claimed to reduce burden to market operators and ease second-hand and repair market operations.
