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
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 16th of June 2017 the Official Journal of the European Union has published Directives (EU) (EU)2017/1009,(EU)2017/1010 and (EU) 2017/1011 to amend point 9(b) and point 13(a) regarding an exemption on lead , and 13(b) as regarding an exemption on lead and cadmium. The directives shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
On the 1st of June Singapore’s Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) released S 263/2016 to amend the Second Schedule of the Environmental Protection and Management Act, prohibiting the use of six hazardous substances in EEE products. It will take effect on the 1st of June 2017. The substances it restricts are: cadmium and its
Background On the 21st of January 2016 the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China officially issued “Management Methods for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic product”. The new management methods will come into force on the 1st of July. the main changes of the new
Background The report was published on the EU CIRCA website on the 27th of June 2016. So far the Commission has not revised the Annex to Directive 2011/65/EU based on these recommendations. Stakeholder consultation on an exemption request from the substance restrictions in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive) started on the 21st of August 2015 and ran until the 16th
On the 21st of January 2016 the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MIIT) officially issued “Management Methods for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic product” . The new management methods had a transitional period and will come into force from the 1st of
On the 16th of April 2016 the Official Journal of the European Union officially published Directive (EU) 2016/585 amending point 31 of Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2.0) this amendment regards an exemption for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of
According to Chemical watch news on the 21st of October 2015. The Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) wants to prepare a RoHS Annex II dossier for the restriction of the use of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) in electrical and electronic equipment, in accordance with Article 6 (1) of the recast EU Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances
The Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology has notified the WTO of their ‘Emirates control scheme to restrict the use of hazardous materials in electronic and electrical devices’. EASM plan to restrict hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE). The requirements of this scheme is similar to the EU RoHS manufacturers shall register thier