(1) RoHS: is "Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" (The Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment). ) of the English acronym, also translated as "prohibit the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products" (Restriction on Hazardous Substances). This regulation is a ban on the use of six hazardous substances by the European Union (EU) on electronic products entering Europe. Since July 1, 2006, all electrical and electronic equipment sold on the EU market must ban the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBB).
The industries covered by RoHS include the following 10 consumer and industrial electrical and electronic equipment sectors: large household appliances; small household appliances; IT and information products; household electronic consumer products; lighting equipment; electrical and electronic tools; toys, recreational and sports products; medical equipment monitoring equipment; and vending machines. It can be seen that the two directives on the export-oriented enterprises involved in a large area, if the specified time before the requirements are not met, the product can not be sold in the EU.
ROHS is an Article 95 directive, and the WEEE directive is different, ROHS for all member states of the requirements are the same, the final deadline of July 1, 2006 will not change, however, the implementation and penalties can be different. The European Commission requires EU member states to enact national laws before August 13, 2004, and currently 12 countries have passed legislation to incorporate the ROHS Directive into their national laws, including the United Kingdom in the fall of 2005 to start implementation.
Maximum concentration limits, although the ROHS Directive restricts the use of six substances, but there is no detailed description of the maximum concentration limits, how manufacturers should comply with the requirements of market surveillance. So far, the EU has not finalized a formal text on the concentration limits for hazardous substances