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Revised China RoHS
Date:2016-06-05
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On January 6th, revised China RoHS regulation "Management Methods for the Restriction of the Use of
Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products"(hereinafter referred to as the Management
methods) was joint released by China authorities. It shall apply from July 1st 2016, and the “Administration
on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products” shall be repealed simultaneously.
Highlights of the new version China RoHS are as following:
1.Scope: it is applied to the production, sale and import of electrical and electronic products within the
territory of China. “Electrical and electronic products” refer to devices and accessory products with rat
ed working electrical voltages of no more than 1500 volts direct current and 1000 volts alternating cur
rent which function by means of current or electromagnetic fields, and generate, transmit and measure
such currents and electromagnetic fields. Power generation, transmission and distribution equipment
is excluded.
2.Hazardous Substances refer to the following substances or elements that are found in electrical and
electronic
Products:
1)Lead and its compounds;
2)Mercury and its compounds;
3)Cadmium and its compounds;
4)Hexavalent chromium compounds;
5)Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs);
6)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs);
7)Other harmful substances as regulated by the State.
3.Restricted measures:
1)Technical measures wherein, during the course of design and production, by altering research and
design proposals, adjusting production techniques and flow processes, replacing the materials used,
and revamping production methods, the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic pro
ducts is restricted.
Reference standard: GB/T 26572/2011 Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted sub
stances in electrical and electronic products.
2)Measures such as indicating the names and contents of harmful substances on labels and indicating
the environmental protection use period of electrical and electronic products on labels during the cour
se of design, production, sale, and import.
Reference standard: SJ/T 11364/2014: Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in El
ectronic and Electrical Products.
3)Banning the sale and import of electrical and electronic products that fail to comply with national or
industry standards on the restricted use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products.
4.The catalogue of electrical and electronic products that have met the requirements for restricted use of
hazardous substances (hereinafter “Compliance Management Catalogue”) is drafted to implement the
management of restricted use of hazardous substances, including but not limited to, the electrical and
electronic product categories, the uses of restricted hazardous substance classes, the restricted use times,
the exemption requirements and other content. The products which are included in the Compliance Man
agement Catalogue shall meet the relevant national and industry standards regarding hazardous substan
ces, and will be managed by conformity assessment system.
5.The designer, manufacturer and importer of electrical and electronic products, and the producing and
using of package material, shall not violate any mandatory standards or laws, or standards concerning
which administrative laws and regulations require implementation.
Compared with the previous regulation “Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic
Information Products”, the revision China RoHS enlarged the scope of product and hazardous substan
ce, added technology and financial policy support, and will draft Compliance Management Catalogue.
IMPAQ will closely follow the future development, and assists clients to deal with China RoHS.
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