March 15, 2018, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People‘s Republic of China (MIIT) officially issued “The Standard Achieving Management Catalogue for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical Appliances and Electronic Products” and “Exemption List for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances of the Standard Achieving Management Catalogue” the documents will come into
ECHA has launched the public consultation on 8 proposals for substances of very high concern (SVHC) on 08 Mar 2018.The public consultation will be open for 45 days and will end on 23 Apr. 2018. Interested parties are invited to join the public consultation by posting their comments on the ECHA website. Substances passing the public
The sixteenth edition of the SS-00259 for general use was released on March 1, 2018. The new edition will be enforced on April 1, 2018. All the parts, materials, and other articles that are procured by the Sony group, or by third parties need to satisfy the criteria specified in this standard. Main Changes of
On the 15th of January, ECHA published thier decision to add seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) to the Candidate List. The BPA entry was updated to reflect an additional reason for inclusion due to its endocrine disrupting properties causing adverse effects to the environment. BPA is already listed on the Candidate List
On the 15th of January, ECHA published thier decision to add seven new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) to the Candidate List. The BPA entry was updated to reflect an additional reason for inclusion due to its endocrine disrupting properties causing adverse effects to the environment. BPA is already listed on the Candidate List
Effective October the 27th 2017 the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding N,N-dimethylformamide, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and tetrabromobisphenol A to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer. Effective November 10, 2017, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to
ECHA has submitted two notifications the to the TBT: G/TBT/N/EU/519, and G/TBT/N/EU/520 aims at identifying TMA as a substance of very high concern due to its respiratory sensitisation properties according to Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) , DCHP as a substance of very high concern due to its classification as toxic to
ECHA has launched a public consultation on 9 proposed substances of very high concern (SVHCs). The public consultation was open for 45 days and ended on the 20th of Oct 2017. Interested parties were invited to join the public consultation by posting their comments on the ECHA website. Substances passing the public consultation will become
The Taiwan Bureau of Standard, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) announced the following six categories of products will be incorporated into the Taiwan RoHS control on the 1st of July 2017. According to CNS 15663 requirements, the contents of the restricted substances should be marked. Product categories include: • Automatic data processors, • Printers, • Image copiers, •
On the 7th of July 2017 ECHA published a Decision adding PFHxS to the SVHC Candidate List, and at the same time BPA add endocrine disrupting properties as Intrinsic properties in SVHC. BPA is already listed on the Candidate List because it is toxic for reproduction now the SVHC Candidate List includes a total of 174 substances in 17 batches.