On May 19 and 26, two working meeting are held by SAC/TC297/SC3 (Test Methods of Hazardous Substances) to discuss standards revision of China RoHS 2.0.
The meeting on May 19 has approved the Amendment No. 1 for standard GB/T 26572-2011 Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products, which means four substances will be added into China RoHS: bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP). The next step for the Amendment No. 1 will be submitted to Standardization Administration of China (SAC) for final approval and then implementation announcement.
The meeting on May 26 announced the projects to formulate/revise seven RoHS standards, and have formed the working groups accordingly. These standards are expected to focus on align with international RoHS testing systems to support China’s management system.
Full list of the seven standards is:
No. | Standard/Project No. | Standard Name | Status | Relation with International Standards |
1 | GB/T 39560.2-2020 | Determination of certain substances in electrotechnical products—Part 2：Disassembly, disjointment and mechanical sample preparation | Revise | Identical with IEC 62321-2:2021 |
2 | 20221780-T-469 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 3-2: Screening fluorine, bromine and chlorine in polymer and electronics by combustion-ion chromatography (C-IC) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-3-2:2020 |
3 | 20221784-T-469 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 3-3：Screening polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and phthalates in polymers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using a pyrolyser/thermal desorption accessory (Py/TD-GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-3-3:2021 |
4 | 20221783-T-469 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 9: Hexabromocyclododecane in polymers by gas chromatography -mass spectrometry (GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-9:2021 |
5 | 20221779-T-469 | Determination of certain substances in electrical and electronic products—Part 10: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in polymers and electronics by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) | newly-developed | Identical with IEC 62321-10:2020 |
6 | 20221254-T-469 | Determination of bisphenol A in electrical and electronic products—High performance liquid chromatography | newly-developed | None |
7 | 20230189-Z-469 | Test method development — Gudielines for substance selection | newly-developed | Modified with IEC TR 62936:2016 |
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