We refer to the Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment.  That means, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybromiated biphenyls (PBB) or polybromiated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in terms of the RoHS Directive.