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Subject: Compliance with EU Directives

CEL certifies, to its knowledge, that semiconductor and laser products detailed below are compliant

with the requirements of European Union (EU) Directive 2002/95/EC Restriction on Use of Hazardous

Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and the requirements of EU Directive

2003/11/EC Restriction on Penta and Octa BDE.

CEL Pb-free products have the same base part number with a suffix added. The suffix –A indicates

that the device is Pb-free. The –AZ suffix is used to designate devices containing Pb which are

exempted from the requirement of RoHS directive (*). In all cases the devices have Pb-free terminals.

All devices with these suffixes meet the requirements of the RoHS directive.

This status is based on CEL’s understanding of the EU Directives and knowledge of the materials that

go into its products as of the date of disclosure of this information.

Restricted Substance

per RoHS

Concentration Limit per RoHS

(values are not yet fixed)

Concentration contained

in CEL devices

-A

-AZ

Lead (Pb)

< 1000 PPM

Not Detected

(*)

Mercury

< 1000 PPM

Not Detected

Cadmium

< 100 PPM

Not Detected

Hexavalent Chromium

< 1000 PPM

Not Detected

PBB

< 1000 PPM

Not Detected

PBDE

< 1000 PPM

Not Detected

If you should have any additional questions regarding our devices and compliance to environmental

standards, please do not hesitate to contact your local representative.

Important Information and Disclaimer: Information provided by CEL on its website or in other communications concerting the substance

content of its products represents knowledge and belief as of the date that it is provided. CEL bases its knowledge and belief on information

provided by third parties and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of such information. Efforts are underway to better

integrate information from third parties. CEL has taken and continues to take reasonable steps to provide representative and accurate

information but may not have conducted destructive testing or chemical analysis on incoming materials and chemicals. CEL and CEL

suppliers consider certain information to be proprietary, and thus CAS numbers and other limited information may not be available for

release.

In no event shall CEL’s liability arising out of such information exceed the total purchase price of the CEL part(s) at issue sold by CEL to

customer on an annual basis.

See CEL Terms and Conditions for additional clarification of warranties and liability.