If I remember history, it was France who pushed for RoHS. Manufacturers wanted nothing to do with it precisely due to reliability issues. When the EU made it

If I remember history, it was France who pushed for RoHS. Manufacturers wanted nothing to do with it precisely due to reliability issues. When the EU made it a requirement the entire world was forced to follow. I remember having to retool most of my products at the time. It was nothing less than a nightmare.