The PoHS name is more than just similar in appearance to the EU's RoHS directive, and no doubt the ban will be abbreviated to PoHS for all to see. Although the legislation applies only to Norway, it may become a de facto RoHS standard for use in electrical and electronic products similar to those exported to Europe, since few companies will produce a targeted product specifically for one market alone. Unless one does not intend to sell to Norway.
This new standard has greater coverage than RoHS. It covers almost all consumer products (with a few exceptions). It includes product categories such as clothing, bags, construction, toys, etc., in addition to electrical and electronic consumer products. It does not apply to food, food packaging, fertilizers, medical devices and cigarettes, as well as conveyances, fixtures on conveyances, tires and similar conveyance accessories.
The new regulation proposes to restrict 18 substances, of which only two (lead and cadmium) are covered by the EU RoHS Directive, while 16 other substances are banned.
18 substances are listed as follows:
1, HBCDD: hexabromocyclododecane
2, TBBPA: tetrabromobisphenol A
3, C14-C17 MCCP: 14-17 carbon chlorinated paraffin
4, As: arsenic and its compounds
5, Pb: lead and its compounds
6, Cd: lead and its compounds
7, Cd: lead and its compounds
8, Cd: lead and its compounds
9, Cd: lead and its compounds
10 p>6, Cd: cadmium and its compounds
7, TBT: tributyltin
8, TPT: triphenyltin _
9, DEHP: dihexyl phthalate
10, Pentachlorphenol: pentachlorophenol
11, musk xylene: musk xylene
12, musk ketone: ketone musk
13, DTDMAC: bis (hydrogenated tallow alkyl) dimethylamine chloride
14, DODMAC/DSDMAC: distearyl dimethylamine chloride
15, DHTDMAC: bis (hardened tallow) dimethylamine chloride
16, Bisphenol A (BPA): bisphenol A, that is, diphenylpropane
17, PFOA: ammonium perfluorooctanoate
18, Triclosan: triclosan, that is, trichlorohydroxydiphenyl ether