Prohibition on hazardous substances
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7. Producers shall ensure that new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market on or after 1st February 2008 does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or polybrominated diphenyl ethers in quantities exceeding the following maximum concentration value levels—
(a)0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for lead;
(b)0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for mercury;
(c)0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for hexavalent chromium;
(d)0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for polybrominated biphenyls;
(e)0.1% by weight in homogeneous materials for polybrominated diphenyl ethers; and
(f)0.01% by weight in homogeneous materials for cadmium.