EU NVG operators- we have a problem.

[hostile]

Like we know that best NV- goggles are from ITT, USA. Now here is new directive from EU :D and ITT is unable to deliver any NVG equipments since 1st of July 2006 in EU- area. What we should do on this? :ugh:

Hostile:confused:

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).

Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Member States should encourage the design and production of electrical and electronic equipment which take into account and facilitate dismantling and recovery, in particular the re-use and recycling of WEEE, their components and materials. Producers should not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, WEEE from being reused, unless such specific design features or manufacturing processes present overriding advantages, for example with regard to the protection of the environment and/or safety requirements.

[Letsby Avenue]

What we do is use inferior EU crap... What do you think the purpose of these directives are for?:ugh:

[Heli-Ice]

We are seeing a lot of this EU nonsense these days and it is not going to end here.

Why don't they just write a big sign that says: We don't want no American stuff in Europe!

Even though Iceland is not an EU country, we have a lot of barriers. A lot of US food brands are not allowed here because of silly EU regulations that Iceland has had to adopt to.


I want to be able to eat my Cheerios in the dark with my brand new Made in America NVG's thank you very much! :)

[Letsby Avenue]

At least we can take heart that our EU chums will form a consortium with top heavy (and useless) management spread around at least 12 countries including the NVG specialists of Albania, Latvia and Malta. Our goggles will cost at least 20 times that of a US pair, they will be available sometime in 2020 and won't work below 200 millilux - as a result of this, a mandatory modification will be necessary, at vast cost, which will take the total weight of NVG and helmet to around the 15Kg mark.:}

[Mupp]

Granted I know nothing of NVGs in particular, but the RoHS hasn't ended the world of electronics. Most manufacturers have altered their processes to RoHS-compliant materials, and unless there are parts of the NVGs that absolutely have to be made of the deadliest of materials, I'd wager my breakfast (not that hungry anyway) that they will be compliant soon (depending on your definition). Mostly 'just' a matter of choosing compliant components and using the right soldering processes and such.


I think this is one of the few not entirely bad things the EU has come up with, and if it's purely an attempt to alter competition in favor of European companies, then it's not working properly. For most types of electronics, the transition isn't that hard, and many products on the market are already compliant, and tomorrows breakfast says the majority of it is not made within the EU.