China rohs 2.0 official implementation date

New Directive 2011/65/EU (ROHS 2.0) to replace 2002/95/EC The new directive came into effect on July 21, 2011. (Note! The "entry into force" refers to the RoHS 2.0 Directive for the EU member states from July 21, 2011 to enter into force, the member states must be July 21, 2011 to January 2, 2013 within the time period to complete the conversion of the RoHS 2.0 Directive can be the internal regulations of the member states! During the transition period from July 21, 2011 to January 2, 2013, companies are still required to comply with Directive 2002/95/EC only). The main contents of ROHS 2.0 are as follows:

- Clarification of the scope of the Directive and related definitions:

- Inclusion of medical and monitoring equipment in the scope of ROHS;

- Addition of an 11th category of products, i.e., other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by the previous 10 categories of products;

- Selection of four toxic and hazardous substances (DIBP, DEHP, DBP and BBP) as candidates for restriction, although no new restricted substances were added. - Incorporation of ROHS compliance for electrical and electronic equipment into CE marking requirements.

Medical devices controlled by ROHS 2.0 include:

- Devices that utilize electrical energy and meet the definition of a medical device in EU Directive 93/42/EEC;

- Devices that utilize electrical energy and meet the definition of an in vitro medical device in EU Directive 98/79/EC.

- Devices that work with electrical energy and meet the definition of an extracorporeal medical device in EU Directive 98/79/EC.