Quality product complaince statements

Product compliance statements

Find our CE, conflict mineral, RoHS, REACH, UKCA and halogen free statements below.

ADS CE statement for UHF

EU declaration of conformity is required to sell products in the EU Market. Conformity Assessment is a step for the manufacturer to ensure complying with specific EU harmonized legislation.


ADS CE statement for HF and LF 

EU declaration of conformity is required to sell products in the EU Market. Conformity Assessment is a step for the manufacturer to ensure complying with specific EU harmonized legislation.

ADS China RoHS statement

China RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), officially known as Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products is a Chinese government regulation to control certain materials, including lead. The labeling regulation requires identification of electronic information products (EIP) that contain RoHS substances above the allowable threshold. 

ADS conflict mineral statement

In July of 2010, the United States Congress passed legislation requiring companies to report the use of “Conflict Minerals” in the manufacture of their products. “Conflict Minerals” in this context refer to specific minerals originating from mines controlled by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.

ADS halogen free statement

Halogens are chemical elements which, during combustion, can spread extremely harmful fumes, attack building components and computer hardware, and cause casualties by emitting toxic gasses. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines halogen-free on the basis of Chlorine and Bromine (standard IEC 61249-2-21).


ADS Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) statement

POPs are chemical substances that persist in the environment, bioaccumulate through the food web, and pose a risk of causing adverse effects to human health and the environment. This group of priority pollutants consists of pesticides (such as DDT), industrial chemicals (such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs) and unintentional byproducts of industrial processes (such as dioxins and furans). On June 25, 2019, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, recasting the POPs Regulation. The new regulation took effect on July 15, 2019 and the original, (EC) No 850/2004, was repealed.

ADS REACH statement

Regulation No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals entered into force on 1st June 2007.  

ADS RoHS statement

The EU Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC took effect in 2006. Its replacement, Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS-2) entered into force in 2011. RoHS applies to certain electrical and electronic equipment that are put on the market in EU member countries.  

ADS UKCA statement

ADS UKCA statement HF and LF

ADS UKCA statement UHF

On 31 December 2019 the “Brexit” process was finalized as the UK left the European Union. The new UKCA label was introduced on January 1, 2021 and replaces the CE mark in the United Kingdom. CE marks will be recognized during a transition period until December 31, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, only the UKCA label will be accepted in Great Britain.

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