RoHS and Related Regulations
Worldwide Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
regulations continue to change and expand at lightening
speeds, and keeping up is a challenge.
RoHS regulations took effect on July 1, 2006 in the European
Union (EU 2002/95/EC), calling on manufacturers to be
environmentally responsible and not to use in their products
any homogeneous materials, parts or subassemblies that
contain more than 1000 mg/kg each of mercury (Hg), lead (Pb),
hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and more than 100
mg/kg of cadmium (Cd).
Similar regulations have taken root throughout the
world, including:
|
USA (19 States) |
Model Toxics in Packaging Legislation |
Adopted on a state-by-state basis; implementation
four years from date of enactment |
|
Japan |
JGPSSI Guidelines for Standardization of Material
Declaration
JEITA Lead-free Roadmap
|
July 2003
End of 2005 for assemblies
|
|
European Union |
Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (2002/95/EC) |
1 July 2006 |
|
California |
California RoHS - (Proposition 65) |
January 2007
|
|
USA |
Equivalency measures 52 bills pending in 20 states |
Various |
|
China |
Regulation for pollution
control of Electronics
Products (RPCEP) |
1 March 2007 |
|
Korea |
The Act for Resource
Recycling of
Electrical/Electronic
Products and Automobiles |
1 July 2007 |