Reach regulation statement

[20 January 2026]

Declaration of REACH Substances of Very High Concern

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) entered into force on June 1, 2007. Under REACH, companies operating in the EU face certain obligations as manufacturers, importers and/or suppliers.  One of the key requirements is the duty to communicate information on substances in articles (Article 33).

Article 33: Information for Recipients & Customers

Article 33 of REACH requires suppliers to inform recipients and respond to consumer enquiries if an article contains more than 0.1% (by weight) of a substance of very high concern (SVHC) which is on the SVHC candidate list published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

In accordance with the requirements of REACH and to allow safe use of the product, JTI hereby informs you of the presence of the following SVHC contained in the Ploom Aura device and Ploom Wall adaptor WA-UN-06A in concentrations above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w): 


Substance

CAS no.

EC no.

Individual article affected

and their application

Lead

7439-92-1

231-100-4

The presence of the substance impacts the following components. 

 

1.Transistors of Ploom Aura device:

Two transistors have high melting temperature type solders which contain lead in a concentration above 0.1% by weight.


2. Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) of the Ploom Wall adaptor WA-UN-06A:
A Bridge component of the PCBA contains lead in a concentration above 0.1% but less than 4% by weight.

A Resistor component of PCBA contains lead in a concentration above 0.1% but less than 4% by weight.

Two diode component of the PCBA contains lead in a concentration above 0.1% but less than 4% by weight.

 

Note: the present declaration supersedes any previous communication in relation to SVHCs contained in the Ploom Wall Adaptor WA-UN-06A.

Safe use information

The SVHC used in Ploom Aura device and Ploom Wall adaptor WA-UN-06A do not pose a safety risk to consumers under normal use conditions. Please follow the disposal instructions supplied with the product and discard it separately as electronic waste at the end of its lifecycle.

JTI reserves the right to update and modify this communication, as it believes necessary or appropriate. For more information about REACH, please access the ECHA website: http://echa.europa.eu

The SVHC candidate list can be found at: ECHA Website - https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table