What countries and products must be ROHS certified

1 EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC

The EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union on January 23, 2003 No. 2002/95/EC "on the prohibition of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic appliances Directive". July 1, 2006 officially implemented.

Summary:

The directive stipulates that from July 1, 2006, in the new electrical and electronic products placed on the market, every single "Homogenous material" (Homogenous material) within the lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) are prohibited. The content of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the Homogenous material shall not exceed 1000 ppm, and the content of cadmium (Cd) shall not exceed 100 ppm, however, for certain products that cannot be replaced due to the current economic or technological reasons, the use of additional exclusion clauses is permitted.

2China RoHS

The Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China, the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and the State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China. ** and the State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China jointly signed the "Electronic Information Products Pollution Control Management Methods" (No. 39). March 1, 2007 officially implemented.

Summary content:

China ROHS on electronic information products, lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (excluding decabromodiphenyl ether) to limit the limits set out in: lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (excluding decabromodiphenyl ether) concentration of the product can be mechanically disassembled materials, respectively, less than 0.1%, and the concentration of cadmium is correspondingly 0.01%;

Ruixu technical services:

Ruixu technology to provide integrity of China RoHS services, including confirming whether the product belongs to the scope of China RoHS jurisdictional products, testing the content of toxic and hazardous substances in the product, according to the requirements of the SJ/T 11364-2006 marking on the product, the design of the toxic and hazardous substances table, China RoHS regulations consulting and training, and so on. RoHS regulation consulting and training services.

3California RoHS Mandatory Act SB20/SB50

California Electronic Waste Recycling Act SB 20 and its amendment SB 50, which provides for the display of electrical equipment recycling and restriction of substance requirements. January 1, 2007 was officially implemented.

Summary:

SB 20/SB 50 provides that certain electronic equipment manufactured after January 1, 2007, containing four heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium) exceeding the limits set by the European Union's RoHS Directive shall not be allowed to enter the California market.

4 Korea RoHS:

On April 2, 2007, the National Assembly of Korea formally passed the Act on Resource Recovery of Electronic/Electrical Products and Vehicles, which was formally implemented on January 1, 2008, and is now in force.

Scope of application:

Ten categories of target products: TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, computers, stereos, cell phones, printers, copiers and fax machines; vehicles: minibuses (less than nine passengers including the driver's seat), light trucks (less than 3.5 tons)

Summary:

The decree stipulates the content of substances that are restricted for use in products. The content of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) is less than 1,000 ppm, and the content of cadmium (Cd) is less than 100 ppm; and the content of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is less than 1,000 ppm, cadmium (Cd) is less than 1,000 ppm, and the content of cadmium (Cd) in vehicles is less than 1,000 ppm. It is also stipulated that manufacturers shall declare on the company's website that they comply with the limit values of restricted substances stipulated in the regulations within one month from the date of listing or importation of the products.

5 Japan RoHS JIS C 0950

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) enacted the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources in 1991, and on April 27, 2006, made a revision related to RoHS, that is, "Obligatory Provision of Information on the Containment of Hazardous Substances in Home Appliances and Personal Computers". It was implemented on July 1, 2006 according to the Japanese Industrial Standard: JIS C 0950 (or J-MOSS), which is called "Method for Labeling the Containment of Specific Chemical Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment".

Summary:

The six hazardous substances of RoHS shall be managed and labeled in accordance with the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS C 0950, and electronic and electrical appliances whose content of the six hazardous substances complies with the limits of the EU RoHS Directive or whose content of the hazardous substances is exempted from the RoHS Directive may be marked with the green "G" symbol. G" mark. If any one of them fails to meet the standard, the product shall be marked with an orange "R" symbol, and the name of the hazardous substance exceeding the content shall be indicated below or to the left of this symbol.

In addition to the label, producers should provide information on hazardous substances in the instruction manual or on the website for consumers to find out.