EURoHSCurrent status of instruction redesign
On September 3, 2009, the Secretariat of the European Parliament published a document responding to the draft amendments to the RoHS Directive. The document primarily addressed and responded to the proposed amendments to the RoHS Directive published by the European Commission on December 3, 2008. Key points included:
All electrical and electronic equipment are subject to the RoHS directive. Currently, exclusions include large-scale stationary industrial tools and musical pipe organs.
l Delete Annex 1 (Electrical and Electrical Equipment) and Annex 2 (Products Covered in Each Category) from the first draft of the RoHS amendment;
The draft amendment changes the existing strategy of expanding the scope of restricted substances. Annex 3 of the first draft amendment is deleted, and the four previously planned new restricted substances are now prioritized for inclusion in the assessment. It also recommends that the Executive Committee adopt a method similar to the REACH Regulation to regulate chemical substances. Annex 4 of the first draft amendment, which lists six chemical substances currently regulated by the RoHS Directive, is retained.
Regarding the responsibilities and obligations of manufacturers, importers, and distributors, these include: before any electrical or electronic equipment is placed on the EU market, the importer must verify that the manufacturer has met the regulatory requirements; the importer must also record information such as its company name, registered trade name or trademark, and contact address.
l Requirements for the CE marking. (This is not specified in the current RoHS Directive.)
Another difference from the current RoHS directive is that the application process for exclusion clauses has changed; if a company wishes to extend the existing exclusion period, it must reapply every four years.
Medical devices and monitoring instruments will remain under the RoHS directive, and the exemptions for these two categories of products are detailed in Appendix 4 of the proposed amendments.
Please refer to the original text.
http://www.hktdc.com/info/vp/a/elec/en/1/1/1/1X06DUH1/Electronics—Electricals/The-2009-Recast-of-the-RoHS-Directive.htm
– Reference source: Hong Kong Trade Development Council website, 2009-10-29
– Translated by Plastic Industry Technology Development Center
-For reference only, please refer to the original text.
