ROHS is now testing the following six substances:
1, lead (Pb) Examples of the use of the substance: solder, glass, PVC stabilizers.
2, mercury (Hg) (mercury) Examples of the use of the substance: thermostats, sensors, switches and relays, light bulbs.
3, cadmium (Cd) Examples of the use of the substance: switches, springs, connectors, housings and PCBs, contacts, batteries.
4, hexavalent chromium (Cr 6 + ) Examples of the use of the substance: metal with corrosion coating.
5, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) Examples of the use of the substance: flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic housings.
6, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Examples of the use of the substance: flame retardants, PCBs, connectors, plastic enclosures.
Expanded Information:
The European Union Parliament and the European Commission published the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) and the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (RoHS Directive) in the Official Journal of the European Union on February 13, 2003, and the European Union has also published the WEEE Directive. Directive" (referred to as "RoHS Directive")
"RoHS Directive" and "WEEE Directive" provides for the incorporation of hazardous substances into the management of restriction and end-of-life recycling management of ten categories of 102 kinds of products, the first seven categories of products are China's main exports of electrical products.
Including large household appliances, small household appliances, information and communication 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.
On December 3, 2008, the European Union released a proposal to amend the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) and the RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC). The aim of this proposal is to create a better regulatory environment, i.e. simple, understandable, effective and enforceable regulations.
1. Changes to the legal terminology, clarification of the scope of the Directives and definitions;
2. Introduction of CE marking of products and EC Declaration of Conformity.
3. Phased inclusion of medical devices, control and monitoring instruments within the scope of the RoHS Directive.
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