RoHS is a mandatory standard developed by the European Union legislation, its full name is "Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive" (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). The standard was formally implemented on July 1, 2006, and is mainly used to regulate the material and process standards of electrical and electronic products, making them more conducive to human health and environmental protection.
The standard aims to eliminate lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (Note: the correct Chinese name for PBDE refers to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), PBDEs are a misnomer)*** 6 substances in electrical and electronic products, with a focus on cadmium, which should not be more than 0.01%.
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Applicable Products and Regions
EU 27 Member States: UK (exited EU in 2016), France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Cyprus, Hungary, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania.
RoHS Directive covers AC1000V, DC1500V by the catalog listed in the electronic and electrical products:
1, large household appliances: refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, etc.
2, small household appliances: vacuum cleaners, irons, hairdryers, ovens, clocks and watches, etc.
3, IT and telecommunications Instruments: computers, fax machines, telephones, cell phones, etc.
4, civil installations: radios, televisions, VCRs, musical instruments, etc.
5, lighting appliances: fluorescent lamps, etc., in addition to lighting for home use, lighting control devices
6, power tools: drills, lathes, welding, sprays, etc.
7, toys/entertainment, sports equipment: electric cars
8, medical equipment: radiation therapy equipment, electrocardiogram tester, analytical instruments, etc.
9, monitoring/control devices: smoke detectors, thermostats, factory monitoring and control machines, etc.
10, vending machines
11, semiconductor devices
It not only includes the whole product, but also includes the production of the whole product. And includes the production of the whole machine used in the parts, raw materials and packaging parts, related to the entire production chain.
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