RoHS certification is the abbreviation of "The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" (The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment). The EU will ban the import of harmful heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated biphenyls from July 1, 2006. RoHS certification is the abbreviation of "The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" (The restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment). The EU will ban the import of harmful heavy metals such as cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated biphenyls from July 1, 2006.
On January 27, 2003, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union passed Directive 2002/95/EC, which is the "Directive on Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment" (The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment), referred to as the RoHS directive. The basic content is: starting from July 1, 2006, the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) will be restricted in newly launched electrical and electronic equipment products on the market. Six harmful substances. After the issuance of the RoHS Directive, it became an official law within the EU on February 13, 2003; before August 13, 2004, EU member states converted to national laws/regulations; on February 13, 2005, the European Commission re-examined The directive covers the scope and takes into account the development of new technology, and drafts additional items in the list of prohibited substances; after July 1, 2006, the EU market will officially prohibit the sale of products with six types of substances exceeding the standard.
ROHS certification
1. What are harmful substances?
RoHS lists a total of six hazardous substances, including: lead Pb, cadmium Cd, mercury Hg, hexavalent chromium Cr6+, polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE, and polybrominated biphenyl PBB.
2. Why launch RoHS?
It was first noticed that electrical and electronic equipment contained heavy metals harmful to human health when the Netherlands discovered cadmium in cables of a number of game consoles sold in the market in 2000. In fact, the solders and inks printed on packaging boxes currently used in large quantities in the production of electrical and electronic products contain harmful heavy metals such as lead.
3. When will RoHS be implemented?
The EU will implement RoHS on July 1, 2006, and electrical and electronic products that use or contain heavy metals, PBDE, PBB and other flame retardants will not be allowed to enter the EU market.
4. Which products are specifically involved in RoHS?
RoHS targets all electrical and electronic products that may contain the above six hazardous substances in the production process and raw materials, mainly including: white appliances, such as refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, water heaters, etc., and black appliances, such as audio and video products. , DVD, CD, TV receiver, IT products, digital products, communication products, etc.; electric tools, electric electronic toys, medical electrical equipment, etc.