Environmental Policy

"Perle Systems Limited, a Remote Connectivity Solutions provider, is committed to the reduction and prevention of pollution to the environment. As an ISO 14001:2004 certified company, we support these objectives by ensuring activities that can negatively affect the environment, and which we have control over, are regularly monitored and measured by our Management and Improvement Team members. We ensure all legal and other requirements are met and the Environmental Management System is continuously improved with regard to our significant aspects."

Restrictions Of The Use Of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

Perle Systems is compliant with the European Union Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC, that came into effect July 1, 2006. The RoHS directive prohibits sale of electrical and electronic equipment containing certain hazardous substances such as; lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), in the European Union. Perle Systems has a program in place to ensure that it's products continue to satisfy the RoHS Directive.

This compliance also extends to the recent amendments by the European Court of Justice regarding Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE).

Perle products for sale in China meet the requirements of China Ministry of Information Industry Order #39, "Administrative Measures on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products," commonly referred to as China-RoHS. All Perle electronic hardware products sold into China are impacted by China-RoHS and the company has met the March 1, 2007 deadline for compliance. Products ordered for sale in China include the appropriate Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) label on the product, hazardous substances table and recycling mark on packaging according to the applicable regulatory requirements and standards. Perle will also ensure continuous compliance with China-RoHS as additional requirements are finalized by the Chinese regulators.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

The European Union Directive 2002/96/EC, that came in to effect August 13, 2005, encourages the design and production of electronic and electrical equipment that takes into account the reuse and recycling of WEEE. Perle Systems fully complies with the WEEE directive.