Brochure for Business Partners - Kyocera

Note 1: The present guidelines include the latest information of European RoHS directives as of September
2008.
Note 2: The present guidelines apply to packing materials used for products released to our customers but do not
apply to packaging and packing material used for products delivered to our company (see page 3 of the
guideline for packaging and packing material of delivered products.)
Note 3: This does not apply to non-radioactive reagents for measurement, analysis or research.
Note 4: This does not apply to substances enclosed hermetically in a piece of equipment, a device or a fixture at
any stage during purchase, use and disposal.
Note 5: Typical materials that belong to each material classification are listed on attached table 5 in this table.
*1: This is a number assigned to each substance group by JGPSSI for classification of the substance.
*2: Intentional use of prohibited materials (rank B) is not acceptable.
However, lead intentionally used for electroless plating is acceptable if it is controlled to the threshold
value of 1000 ppm.
Impurities more than the threshold value is prohibited per each part of components.
(Please refer the chart on page 5.)
*3: For packaging and packing material subject to Note 2, the total content of four heavy metals (cadmium,
lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium compounds) shall not exceed 100 ppm.
*4: Nickel compounds except for metal alloys (for example: stainless steel).
*5: Prohibition applies to short chain chlorinated paraffins with carbon numbers from 10 to 13.
*6: Brominated flame retardant except for PBBs and PBDEs. Indicate with ISO code 1043-4 or CAS No.
*7: Specific amines are listed in Table 3.
*8: Prohibition applies only to the following five chemical substances for which EU risk assessment has been
conducted:
Dibutyl phthalate, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisononyl phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, butyl benzyl
phthalate
*9: “Toxic substances, production of which is prohibited “under Article 16 of the Industrial Safety and Health
Law.
*10: “Class I specified chemical substance” prescribed in Article 1, Enforcement Ordinance of Law
Concerning Examination and Regulation of Manufacture and Handling of Chemical Substances
*11: Council Directive of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous
substances and preparations (76/769/EEC) and amended directives thereof
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