On 8th October 2019, China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) opened the public service platform for RoHS 2 [1]. The platform mainly consists of four functional sections, namely the product conformity query, self-declaration submission, certification submission, and a notice center. So far, the conformity information of over 1200 products can be searched on the platform.
The establishment and operation of the platform is based on the China RoHS 2: Implementation Arrangements for Conformity Assessment System [2]. According to the Implementation Arrangements, Products in the Qualification Management Catalogue (First Batch) for China RoHS 2 [3] that are manufactured and imported after 1st November 2019 shall complete the information submission of the conformity assessment on the platform. Specifically, the certification body shall submit the assessment results to the platform within 5 working days after the relevant product obtains the certification. And the self-declaration with support documents must be submitted to the platform within 30 days after the product is put on the market. Then the contents submitted will be reviewed and published by SAMR and MIIT.
There are two submission systems on the platform, one is for suppliers to self-declare the conformity of their products, and the other is for the third-party certification bodies to report the certification results of the commissioned products. For the self-declaration, a guide [4] was published on the platform notice center to introduce the operation procedures to enterprises. And for the voluntary certification, the most important thing for enterprises is to entrust an authorized certification body. According to the China official information [5], there are 14 certification bodies authorized for the voluntary certification under RoHS 2. Confirmed product information can be looked upon on the platform through the query function.
Recently, MIIT and relevant organizations have held public meetings in several cities to promote the conformity assessment system and the public service platform under RoHS 2 to local stakeholders.