Product conformity & compliance

REACH (Regulation EC 1907/2006)

AF contactors and related accessories were

classified as Articles and, during normal and

reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, do not

intentionally release any substance or preparation.

ABB continuously undertakes communications

throughout its supply chain in order to collect

information about suppliers’ compliance with

REACH regulation.

SVHC (Regulation EC 1907/2006 REACH)

ABB continuously assesses its products for content

of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), as

included in the “Candidate List” by the European

Chemicals Agency (ECHA). According to our best

knowledge, AF contactors and related accessories

do not contain SVHC substances exceeding

0.1 % w/w.

RoHS II

AF contactors and related accessories are within the

scope of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS II) and

Amendment 2015/863. starting from July 22 2019.

WEEE

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European

community directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical

and electronic equipment (WEEE) which, together

with the RoHS Directive, became European law in

February 2003.