What is RoHS?

On February 13, 2003, the European Parliament and the European Commission issued the WEEE Directive and ROHS directive in their official gazette

According to RoHS directive and WEEE Directive, there are 10 categories and 102 kinds of products that are included in the management of hazardous substances restriction and recycling, and the first seven categories are the main export electrical products in China. It includes 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 (excluding implanted or infected products), monitoring and control instruments, automatic vending machines.

On December 3, 2008, the European Union issued the amendment proposal of WEEE Directive (2002 / 96 / EC) and RoHS Directive (2002 / 95 / EC). The purpose of this proposal is to create a better regulatory environment, that is, simple, understandable, effective and enforceable regulations. The main contents of the revision of RoHS Directive are as follows:

1. Changed the legal terms and clarified the scope and definition of the directive;

2. CE mark of imported products and EC conformity declaration;

3. Include medical devices, control and monitoring instruments into the scope of RoHS directive in stages;

There is no change in the six restricted hazardous substances, but four substances - diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), 2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) - require a priority assessment to see if they are included in the restricted substances in the future

RoHS scope:

Only for new products launched on the market since July 1, 2006.

Including household incandescent lamps and light sources.

Do not violate special safety and health directives or regulations - vehicle ELV, vehicle directive; battery directive, 91 / 157 / EEC, 93 / 86 / EEC & 98 / 101 / EC

Excluding: medical equipment or monitoring equipment (category 8 and 9 of WEEE Directive); maintenance spare parts put on the market before July 1, 2006; reuse products originally put on the market before July 1, 2006.

Restricted toxic substances:

Heavy metals:

New RoHS Certificate in Europe (rohs2.0)

New RoHS Certificate in Europe (rohs2.0)

- Lead lead;

– mercury;

– cadmium cadmium;

– chromium (VI) hexavalent chromium

·Some brominated flame retardants:

Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's);

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE's)

The maximum limit index is:

·Cadmium: 0.01% (100ppm);

·Lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs: 0.1% (1000ppm)

Six categories of hazardous substances

RoHS aims at electrical and electronic products that may contain the above six harmful substances in all production processes and raw materials, mainly including: white appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters, etc., black appliances, such as audio and video products, DVD, CD, TV receivers, it products, digital products, communication products, etc; Electric tools, electric electronic toys, medical electrical equipment.

1. Examples of lead (PB) using the substance: solder, glass, PVC stabilizer

2. Mercury (Hg) (mercury) examples of using the substance: temperature controller, sensor, switch and relay, bulb

3. Cadmium (CD < g é >) examples of using the substance: switch, spring, connector, shell and PCB, contact, battery

4. Hexavalent chromium (Cr 6 + < g è >) example of using the substance: metal anti-corrosion coating

5. Examples of PBBs using the substance: flame retardant, PCB, connector, plastic shell

6. Examples of PBDE use: flame retardant, PCB, connector, plastic shell