REACH is divided into three categories: substances, preparations and articles.
RoHS is the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (the
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment). At present, it mainly restricts six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products, namely lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium Cr6+, polybrominated biphenyls PBBs and polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDEs.
PoHS name and the EU RoHS directive seems similar, but they are very different. First of all, the restriction of products containing hazardous substances is different. Norway PoHS regulations cover a larger range of products than RoHS. PoHS covers all consumer products except food, food packaging, fertilizers, medical devices, tobacco, transport and ancillary equipment. RoHS only includes electrical and electronic equipment and components electrical parts. Secondly, the restricted substances are different, PoHS regulation restricts 18 kinds of substances, while the EU RoHS directive restricts 6 kinds of substances. The concentration of restricted substances is different, PoHS regulations are more strict than the EU RoHS directive on the restriction of hazardous substances. For example, lead limit requirements. Fourth PoHS regulations also have an exemption list, but the exemption list is different from EU RoHS. In addition the EU RoHS excluded monitoring and control equipment in Norway PoHS is not excluded, also need to meet.PoHS regulations comply with most of the pre-existing rules, including the EU RoHS already in the batteries and accumulators directive and the packaging directive. This means that electrical and electronic products within the scope of the EU RoHS Directive do not need to comply with the more stringent requirements for lead content, but they must comply with the requirements for the use of the 16 substances that RoHS does not require to be restricted. As you can see from the above, the PoHS requirements are more stringent than RoHS.