South Korea's RoHS will be officially implemented on January 1, 2008. On April 2, 2007, the South Korean National Assembly officially passed the "Resource Recycling Act for Electronic and Electrical Equipment and Vehicles" (The Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical/Electronic Products and Automobiles). The regulatory requirements are like a series of EU specifications, including the RoHS, WEEE and ELV directives. This law is expected to be officially implemented on January 1, 2008. Although South Korea’s RoHS is a resource recycling regulation for electronic and electrical equipment and automobiles, and includes elements of EU directives, it is also unique, according to Michael Kirschner of Design Chain Associates, an industrial design chain consultancy. Just like EU RoHS and China RoHS, South Korea RoHS has not yet specified the details of the regulations. Therefore, the preliminary classification of electronic and electrical equipment and vehicles will first be based on South Korea's "Act on the Promotion of Conservation and Resource Recycling". Saving and Recycling of Resources), as for the types of hazardous substances, concentration limits and environmental requirements design, etc., they will be further formulated and announced by the Korean Environmental Protection Agency. Specific project descriptions will be announced in the next phase.
