Compliance with China RoHS

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Compliance with China RoHS

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"The united efforts of the production, development and sales sectors led to compliance with China RoHS."

To meet EU's RoHS directive, OMRON has already achieved total elimination of the substances banned by the directive, including lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium, as of March 2006.

Following the EU RoHS, the China RoHS (Management Methods for the Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products) went to effect in March 2007. Although China RoHS is almost identical to EU RoHS in terms of the types of substances covered and maximum concentration values, the Chinese version is two-phased－Phase One requires that companies disclose the presence and/or absence of the RoHS banned substances, and Phase Two requires that companies ensure that their products sold in China do not contain any of the banned substances.

* Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) is the time in years for which hazardous/toxic substances, under normal operating conditions, will not leak from the product, or the product will not change in a way that harms the environment or human health.

: Zhang Junliang
Assistant Manager
Quality Assurance Section
Quality Assurance Department
OMRON (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

At OMRON Dalian Co. , Ltd. , engaged in the production of healthcare devices such as blood pressure monitors and digital thermometers, we have conducted a detailed survey regarding substances contained in 31 products subject to the China RoHS regulation. Based on the findings of the survey, we list in the instruction manuals the names of hazardous and toxic substances contained in the products and their levels. Each product has the Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) marking along with a Packaging Recycling Mark on its packaging box. In preparation for the start of Phase Two, we are now examining the regulatory trends regarding the presence of hazardous substances or elements in products as well as third-party certification.

As stipulated in OMRON' s basic policy, we will continually provide customers with environmentally warranted products. By inspecting parts and materials used for products using a fluorescent X-ray analyzer, and through continuous evaluation of suppliers, we will aggressively pursue the development and production of products that meet all applicable regulations.

Environmental Protection Use Period^*