China RoHS

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China RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), officially known as Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products is a Chinese government regulation to control certian materials, including lead.

All items shipped to China now have to be marked as to whether the items contained in the box are compliant or non-compliant. The Electronic Information Products (EIP) logo or other label is used to mark parts and assemblies that do not contain unacceptable amounts of substances identified by the regulations, and that are environmentally safe. Units that do contain hazardous substances are marked with the EIP logo including an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) value in years.

[edit] China RoHS banned substances

There are currently 6 substances considered environmentally hazardous by the China RoHS directive.

• Lead
• Mercury
• Cadmium
• Hexavalent Chromium
• Polybrominated Biphenyls
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers

[edit] See also

• Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, a similar set of regulations in force in Europe.

[edit] Sources

• RoHS Compliance Definition & Guidelines
• China RoHS
• [http://www.iecscorp.com/approval/content.jsp?paper_id=212
• [http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/policyrelease/domesticpolicy/200605/20060502132549.html
• [http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/cba-e0603c-1.htm