A. Restricted substances
RoHS is a management method for the restriction of the use of electrical and electronic products that may contain six hazardous substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the production process and raw materials, including white goods, black appliances, Power tools, medical electrical equipment, etc.
RoHS 2.0 adds four new phthalate (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP) restricted substances.
B. Control product range
RoHS 2.0 expands the scope of regulated products to all electrical and electronic equipment except for special exemptions:
1. Including Class 8 product medical equipment and Class 9 product monitoring equipment exempted by 2002/95/EC;
2. Other products newly included in ROHS2.0 control shall comply with RoHS2.0 from July 22, 2019;
3. Medical equipment and monitoring equipment and their components shall comply with RoHS 2.0 from July 22, 2014;
4. In vitro diagnostic medical equipment and its components shall comply with RoHS2.0 from July 22, 2016;
5. Industrial monitoring equipment and its components shall comply with RoHS2.0 from July 22, 2017;
6. Category 11 products: all other electrical and electronic equipment not covered by categories 1 to 10, including cables and other components;
C. CE Marking Requirements
Incorporate electrical and electronic equipment RoHS compliance into CE marking requirements. When posting the CE mark, the manufacturer should ensure that the product is RoHS compliant and prepare corresponding declarations and technical documents.
Manufacturers need to formulate an CE declaration of conformity and affix the CE mark before the product is put on the market, and after the electrical and electronic products are put on the market, they must retain the relevant technical documents and CE declaration of conformity for at least ten years; if the substances listed in Appendix III (such as HBCDD, DEHP, BBP and DBP, etc.) will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of Articles 69 to 72 of the REACH Regulation due to their use causing unacceptable harm to human health or the environment, and this substance will be further listed as a restricted substance in Appendix IV.
RoHS 2.0: Hazards of 4 Newly Added Controlled Substances
RoHS 2.0 adds four new phthalate (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP) controlled substances for restricted testing.
