On February 24, 2023, the Working Group of Pollution Protection and Prevention of Electrical and Electronic Products held the first working meeting after its third reconstitution.

The key points/takeaways of the meeting are:

·   Enhance the source management and control on pollution protection and prevention for electrical and electronic products

·   Research on the expansion of the current RoHS catalogue.

·   Enhance the implementation of relevant national mandatory standards on hazardous substance restriction and RoHS testing methods (e.g.: SJ/T 11364 on labelling, GB/T 26572-2011 on concentration limits, GB/T 26125-2011 on testing methods etc.).

·   Carry out further training and promotion for the new RoHS testing standards (the GB/T 39560 series, a total of nine standards so far)

·   Research and drafting standards for informatization and digitalization of RoHS management.

With China’s emphasis on the topic and considering the big impact that RoHS may initiate on electrical and electronic products, foreign stakeholders are advised to specifically follow up on the standard revision of China RoHS, including further news on the new draft of SJ/T11364 (labelling), and the possible change to expand current China RoHS substances from six to ten (like the EU RoHS) etc. to avoid possible impact and risk.