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China RoHS was first published in Feb 2006 and implemented on Mar 1st 2007 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The authorities haven’t stop amending and improving the management framework since the publication. In Jul 2010, MIIT published a draft version of China RoHS 2 for public comment, named Administrative Measures on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products. The final official version was published more than 5 years after that in Jan 2016 and took effect from Jul 1st 2016. Along with the final version of China RoHS, MIIT also issued a FAQ to the implementation of the Measures. At ChemCon Asia 2017 in Beijing, Mr. Weibing Xing from China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI) talked about the latest version of China RoHS and its implementation.
China RoHS 2 expanded the regulatory scope of its predecessor from electronic information products to all electrical and electronic products. Equipment used for generating, transmitting and distributing electricity is not included. The 1st version of RoHS used to grant exemptions on products for export, but the new version applies to all products that are manufactured in, imported into and exported from China.
Also China RoHS 2 will adopt a larger catalogue named “Qualification Management Catalogue (达标管理目录)” than the supporting list of the previous version. This catalogue will include all the types of products subject to compulsory China RoHS certification.
Mr. Xing introduced some major national standards that technically support the implementation of China RoHS 2 as the following tables show:
Standard Number | Title | Subject |
GB/T 26125 - 2011 | Electrical and electronic products – determination of six regulated substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated dephenylethers) | RoHS testing methods for conformity testing or verification |
GB/T 26572 - 2011 | Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substance in electrical and electronic products | Maximum concentration limit |
GB/T 31274 - 2014 | Restricted substances management systems of electrical and electronic products - Requirements | RoHS management system |
GB/T 33352 - 2016 | General rules of screening application of restricted substances in electrical and electronic products – X-ray fluorescence spectrometry | XRF screening for RoHS |
GB/T 29783 – 2013 | Determination of chromium (VI) in electrical and electronic products – Atomic fluorescence spectrometry | Testing methods
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GB/T 29784.1 - 2013 | Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in electrical and electronic products – Part 1: High performance liquid chromatography | |
GB/T 29784.2 - 2013 | Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in electrical and electronic products – Part 2: Gas chromatographic method with mass spectrometric detection | |
GB/T 29784.3 - 2013 | Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in electrical and electronic products – Part 3: Liquid chromatography–mass | |
GB/T 29784.4 - 2013 | Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in electrical and electronic products – Part 4: Gas chromatography | |
GB/T 29785 – 2013 | Determination of hexabromocyclododecane in electrical and electronic products – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 29786 – 2013 | Determination of phthalates in electrical and electronic equipment – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 33345 – 2016 | Determination of short chain chlorinated paraffin (SCCPs) in electrical and electronic products – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 33351.1 – 2016 | Determination of arsenic, beryllium, antimony in electrical and electronic products – Part 1: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 33344 – 2016 | Determination of 2,4-dinitro-toluene in electrical and electronic products – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 33353 – 2016 | Determination of restricted substances including tributyltin and triphenyltin in electrical and electronic products – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 32889 – 2016 | Determination of tetrabromobisphenol A in electrical and electronic products – Part 1: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 32883 – 2016 | Determination of hexabromocyclododecanes in electrical and electronic products – High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 32887 – 2016 | Determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in electrical and electronic products – Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry | |
GB/T 32888 – 2016 | Screening of organ tin in electrical and electronic products – Infrared spectrometry |
