Elucidated the scope of control of the directive and the relevant definitions, the scope of control of the product will be expanded to all electrical and electronic equipment in addition to the special exemptions:
- Including exempted by the 2002/95/EC category 8 products of medical equipment, category 9 products of monitoring and control equipment;
- Category 11 products: all other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by products in categories 1 to 10, including cables and other components.
2. Restricted Substances
While no new restricted substances have been added, four toxic and hazardous substances (HBCDD, DEHP, DBP and BBP) have been selected as candidates for restriction.
HBCDD Hexabromocyclododecane
DEHP (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
DBP Dibutyl phthalate
BBP Benzylbutyl phthalate
3. CE Marking Requirements
The ROHS compliance of electrical and electronic equipment is included in the requirements for CE marking. Producers should ensure that their products comply with ROHS and prepare appropriate declarations and technical documentation when posting the CE marking.
4. Transitional Provisions
In order to enable the new inclusion of ROHS 2.0 control products manufacturers have sufficient time to comply with the requirements of the directive, ROHS 2.0 for the relevant products to set the control of the transitional period.
- Medical devices and monitoring equipment and their components shall comply with ROHS 2.0 from July 22, 2014;
- In vitro diagnostic medical devices and their components shall comply with ROHS 2.0 from July 22, 2016;
- Industrial monitoring devices and their components shall be compliant with ROHS2.0 from July 22, 2017;
- Other products newly included in the control of ROHS2.0 shall be compliant with ROHS2.0 from July 22, 2019;
5. Exemption Mechanism
Adoption Existing exemptions and proposed 20 new exemptions for medical and monitoring equipment, while the maximum validity period of exemptions for different product categories:
- The maximum validity period of the exemptions for the 8 categories of products and the 11th category of products originally controlled by 2002/95/EC is 5 years;
- The maximum validity period of the exemptions for the 8th and 9th categories of products is 5 years;
- The maximum validity period of the exemptions for the 8th and 9th categories of products is 5 years. The exemptions for category 8 and category 9 products are valid for a maximum of 7 years.
6. Addition of Market Surveillance Provisions
Introduction of harmonized product conformity assessment requirements and market surveillance mechanisms. This will reduce the number of non-compliant products in the market through strict and uniform market surveillance, thus effectively achieving the objectives of the Directive.
Related manufacturers should y understand the requirements of the Directive and take timely measures to ensure that their products comply with the new requirements of ROHS 2.0
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