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EU RoHS Directive

Dear Customer/Distributor:

The 25 member nations of the European Union (EU) set July 1, 2006 as a target date for compliance with the RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) Directive. The intent of this Directive is to eliminate the following hazardous substances from electric/electronic equipment components.
Hg – Mercury, Cd – Cadmium, Pb – Lead, CrVI(Cr+6) – Hexalevent Chromium, PBDE – Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, PBB – Polybrominated Biphenyls
Please be aware that the RoHS Directive is applicable solely to electrical and electronic equipment sold to the 25 member nations of the European Union (EU). The following Plast-O-Matic True Blue and Basiks products do not fall into this classification and are totally exempt from the directive:

Series ABRA, ABRS, ABVA, ABVS, ARV, BAT, BFS, BLT, BSD, BSDA/M, BSR/M, BST, CK, CKD, CKM, CKS, DGV, F, FC, GGM, GGME, GGMU, GGS, GGTS, GGSE, GL, GX/GY, GYW, HSA, IDA, LMBV, MBV, MBVL, MBVM, MFR, MPC, PCWR/S, PR/PRA/PRAM, PRD/PRDM, PRE/PRH, PRHM, PRH/U, PRM, PRD, PRU, PTSS, RVD, RVDM, RVDT/M, RVT, S-RV, TABRA, TABRS, TABVA, TABVS, TUCA, TRVDT, UPR, VB/VBM, VBS, and VPA.

All of our suppliers of electrical components are at present manufacturing RoHS compliant product. Consequently, the following Plast-O-Matic True Blue and Basiks products comply with the directive:

Series EAS-, EBV-, DP-, PS, S-SV, THP, FS-, LLS.

Additionally, all Plast-O-Matic Valves, Inc. internal manufacturing procedures are RoHS compliant.