Statement on the "RoHS" Directive

The European Union has adopted a new directive, called the Restriction of Hazardous Substances ( RoHS ) Directive ( 2002/95/EC ), which will restrict the use of certain substances in electrical and electronic products, including lead ( Pb ), mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and certain halide-containing flame retardants.

The directive applies to all electrical and electronic products, and their component parts, placed on the market after 1^st July 2006.

Telecom Connections Limited is committed to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the restriction of hazardous substances in electronic products.

The RoHS Directive specifies that an electronic product or component may not contain a listed substance except as specifically provided for in the directive.

Telecom Connections aim has always been to comply with the RoHS Directive prior to the 1^st July 2006 implementation date for all products, and to enable this, all production shipped are compliant.

Telecom Connections monitors stock levels to ensure that any new stock is compliant and managed accordingly. This allows our customers to have confidence that they are receiving a compliant product.

As Telecom Connections does not use raw materials, compliance of the components we use, is ensured during the buying process and if required, we will send confirmation of the current status.

Telecom Connections will only use substitutes and alternatives that do not compromise product quality or safety.

In addition, Telecom Connections has been working with our supply chain partners to ensure every aspect of our business accommodates these new requirements.

Update : DecaBDE Annulment - Effective 1st July 2008

Due to the changes of the RoHS directive concerning DecaBromoDiphenyl Ether ( DecaBDE ), we are in contact with our suppliers to provide the required information on their products.

Please be aware that we cannot give any information about the products, we always rely on the data from the manufacturer.

Telecom Connections are not in the position to give legally binding information, the information you receive from TCL is what the supplier has provided to us.

Since we are taking all efforts to gather the information on RoHS, we are not responsible for missing information. Therefore we will assume no liability for financial losses ( indemnity, loss of profit ) or civil penalties caused by official ruling.

Please keep checking our website for any updates.

If you have any questions on this directive, or need further details, please contact the Quality Manager.

Sincerely,

Colin Dixon
Managing Director
Telecom Connections Limited

PDF : RoHS statement

Statement on the "REACH" Regulation

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals Regulation ( EC 1907/2006 ) came into force on the 1st June 2007.

All substances manufactured and / or imported in quantities greater than 1 metric tonne per annum per legal entity, even if only supplied in mixtures or preparations, will need to be registered under REACH.

We confirm that we understand our obligations under REACH regarding the published list of substances on the European Chemicals Agency website.

In case of products supplied from outside the European Union / European Economic Area, we will ensure that our representative will carry out checks for registration as appropriate.

All substances in the products we supply, which require registration, will be pre-registered by me or an actor further up our supply chain.

We can confirm that we or an actor further up our supply chain will register all pre-registered substances with the European Chemicals Agency for the uses required by any business operating in Europe.

We will start the dialogue with our suppliers regarding safe use and risk management measures, safety data sheets, usage categories and substances of very high concern ( SVHC ).

The REACH Regulations currently do not apply to Telecom Connections Limited.

Please keep checking our website for any updates.

If you have any questions on this directive, or need further details, please contact the Quality Manager.

Sincerely,

Colin Dixon
Managing Director
Telecom Connections Limited

PDF : REACH statement