
**PRESS RELEASE**
For Immediate Release
July 20,
2006
Label Vision
Systems, Inc. and the RoHS-Directive
Corporate statement on
the implementation of the requirements of the RoHS-Drirective concerning
the use of certain hazardous substances. As per July 1st, 2006, the
European Union’s Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of
certain hazardous substances (RoHS-Directive) will become effective.
The RoHS Directive restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent
chromium, and flame-retardants polyubrominated biphenyls (PBB) and
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in new electrical and electronic
equipment.
As part of its ongoing
effort and challenge to develop, manufacture and sell products that cause
as little possible burden to the environment, LVS has proactively
eliminated many of the substances that are restricted under the RoHS
Directive. Dedicated sustainability and environment policies accompany and
emphasize LVS commitment to the society and to our future.
Since the announcement
of the RoHS Directive in 2002, LVS has further increased these efforts and
created awareness among all of its management and employees about the new
requirements. We have informed all our suppliers of the requirements under
the RoHS Directive and ordered them to assure that all the products and
components they supply to LVS will be compliant with the RoHS Directive.
Concurrently we have searched for and identified substitutes for parts
that contain substances restricted under the RoHS Directive.
We are carrying out
every necessary redesign of parts and sub-assemblies in order to eliminate
the restricted substances. As a consequence LVS hereby can state that any
product that LVS will sell to its customers after July 1st, 2006, will
fully comply with the provisions of the RoHS Directive. Any product that
LVS will sell after July 1st, 2006 will either not contain any hazardous
substances prohibited under the RoHS Directive or not contain prohibited
substances exceeding the permitted levels, or be exempted under the RoHS
Directive.
Timothy F.
Lydell
Chief Executive Officer
(800) 432-9430 (+1 770-487-6414)