The second directive
The European Union Parliament and the European Commission on February 13, 2003 in its "Official Journal" published "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive" (referred to as "WEEE Directive") and "Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (referred to as the "RoHS Directive")
RoHS Directive and the WEEE Directive" provides for the inclusion of hazardous substances restriction management and end-of-life recycling management of ten categories of 102 products, the first seven categories of products are China's main export electrical products. Including large household appliances, small household appliances, information and communications equipment, consumer products, lighting equipment, electrical and electronic tools, toys, leisure and sports equipment, medical equipment (except for implanted or infected products), monitoring and control instruments, vending machines.
RoHS Scope:Only for new products placed on the market from July 1, 2006 onwards. This includes incandescent lamps and light sources for household use.
Not to violate the special safety and health requirements of the special directives or regulations - Vehicle ELV, Automotive Directive; Battery Directive, 91/157/EEC, 93/86/EEC & 98/101/EC
Excludes: medical devices or monitoring equipment (WEEE Directive categories 8, 9); in July 2006, before the first of July put on the market repair spare parts. Repair parts placed on the market prior to July 1, 2006; Recycled products originally placed on the market prior to July 1, 2006
RoHS is aimed at all electrical and electronic products that may contain the above six hazardous substances in the production process and raw materials, including: white goods, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters, etc.; black goods, such as audio and video products, DVDs, CDs, TV receivers, IT products, digital products, communication products, etc.; power tools, electronic toys, and medical electrical equipment. electronic toys , medical electrical equipment.
Three, ROHS2.0 new revised directive (EU) 2015/863
On June 4, 2015, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) issued RoHS2.0 revised directive (EU) 2015/863, formally included in the list of restricted substances in Appendix II will be DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP, to the Appendix II*** there are Ten mandatory controlled substances. See the table below:
Restricted Substances Limit (Mass Fraction)
Lead (Pb) 0.1%
Mercury (Hg) 0.1%
Cadmium (Cd) 0.01%
Cr VI 0.1%
(PBB) 0.1%
(PBDE) 0.1%
Diophthalate (Dibenzoate) 0.1%
Phthalate (Dibenzene) 0.1%
Phosphate (Dibenzene) 0.1%
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 0.1%Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) 0.1%
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 0.1%
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) 0.1%
After the issuance of this revised directive, the EU member states are required to transpose this directive into national regulations and implement it by December 31, 2016 And from July 22, 2019, all electrical and electronic products (except medical and monitoring equipment) are required to meet the restrictions; July 22, 2021, medical equipment (including in vitro medical equipment) and monitoring equipment (including industrial monitoring equipment) will also be included in the scope of control. In addition, already belongs to REACH Annex XVII, Article 51 of the control of neighboring benzene toy products will not be subject to this directive in the control of DEHP, BBP, DBP.