ROHS

EU: The European Parliament and the European Commission issued the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive for short) and the Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS Directive for short) in their Official Gazette on February 13, 2003, including large household appliances, small household appliances, information and communication equipment, consumer products, lighting equipment, electrical and electronic tools, toys, leisure and sports equipment Medical equipment (excluding implanted or infected products), monitoring and control instruments, vending machines. On December 3, 2008, the European Union issued a proposal to amend the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) and the RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC). The purpose of this proposal is to create a better regulatory environment, namely simple, understandable, effective and enforceable regulations. The main contents of the revision of the RoHS Directive include: 1. Changed the legal terms and clarified the scope and definition of the Directive; 2. CE mark and EC declaration of conformity of introduced products; 3. Incorporate medical devices, control and monitoring instruments into the scope of RoHS directive in stages; Six restricted hazardous substances (Lead; Mercury mercury; Cadmium; Chromium (VI) hexavalent chromium; Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's); Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's) have not changed, but four substances - Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), 2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) - require priority evaluation to investigate whether they will be included in the scope of restricted substances in the future China The Measures for the Administration of Pollution Prevention and Control of Electronic Information Products stipulates that since July 1, 2006, electronic information products listed in the list of key pollution prevention and control of electronic information products shall not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated diphenyl ether, polybrominated biphenyl and other toxic and harmful substances. For a period of time before July 1, 2006, the Chinese government required electronic information product manufacturers to implement measures to reduce the production of toxic and harmful substances and actively seek alternatives. The electronic information products put on the market shall be marked with the environmental protection service life, the name, content, parts and recyclability of the toxic and harmful substances or elements contained therein; The packaging materials of electronic information products shall be marked with their names. It can be carried out according to the requirements of SJ/T 11363-2006, SJ/T 11364-2006 and SJ/T 11365-2006.GB/T 26125-2011. Products entering the key management directory (the first three categories of mobile user terminals, telephones, and printing equipment connected to computers announced in 2010) must ensure that the toxic and harmful substances in the products have been replaced, or the content does not exceed the limit standard and pass the mandatory product certification (CCC certification) For more information, please contact our professional team

Advisory Message