On January 31, 2023, China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) issued notice on the standard conversion for the evaluation of environmental protection grade for electronic and electrical products (EEP).

CQC has recently revised its Technical Specification for Evaluation of Environmental Protection Grade of Electronic and Electrical Products by China Quality Certification Centre (CQC9226-2022). The document was released on January 16, 2023 and will come into force on January 1, 2023. In addition, CQC revised CQC92-471001-2017 Evaluation Rules for Environmental Protection Grade of Electronic and Electrical Products. The revised contents and implementation requirements of relevant businesses of the technical specification are summarized as follows:

I. Main revisions of technical specifications

·   afPS GS 2014:01 PAK, GB 9254-2006, 2004/108/EC, 94/62/EC, 1995/5/EC and the latest version of afPS GS 2019:01 PAK, GB 9254.1-2021, GB 9254.2-2021, 2014/30/EU, 94/62/EC, 2004/12/EC & 2013/2/EU, 2014/53/EU;

·   In the 1907/2006/EC REACH Directive, the detection results of 168 SVHCs are lower than 0.1% is adjusted to the content of each substance in SVHCs is less than 0.1% (the latest version of the regulation shall prevail);

·   The article “Nonylphenol Limit in the Appendix XVII of 1907/2006/EC REACH Directive” is adjusted to “Appendix XVII of 1907/2006/EC REACH Directive”

·   REACH Directive has been added to tablet computers and mobile phones, that is, the release of nickel in Annex XVII meets the standard requirements and the two indexes of five chemicals in TSCA in the United States;

·   The provision restricting excessive packaging of goods are divided into two indexes, namely, the void ratio and the number of packaging layers. The void ratio index of monitors, mobile phones, adapters, tablets, routers, fixed phones and other products are adjusted according to GB/T 30963;

·   The requirements of HJ 2536-2014 standard for tablet computers have been canceled;

·   The index of mobile phone in HJ 2508 is adjusted to “universal interface of accessories”;

·   The evaluation principles are further defined in the appendix “Requirements for Evaluation Index”.

II. Implementation requirements

·   The difference items in the version change of the technical specification and the revision of the implementation rules will not affect the evaluation results obtained. The holder can convert the certificate by natural transition.

·   CQC began to accept the application for certification with the new version of technical specification. Please contact the engineer of Product Certification Department VI for details.

Foreign stakeholders, especially those who carried out relevant evaluation in CQC, should be aware of the conversion and take actions if necessary.

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(Information source: CQC official website)