In January 2016, 8 Ministries including the MIIT and the AQSIQ, which later merged into the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), jointly published the final revised version of the Administrative Measures for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (more commonly known as China RoHS 2.0 or China RoHS II).
The new regulation came into effect on 1 July 2016. China RoHS II expanded product scope from electronic information products to cover electrical and electronic products with voltage rating <1,500 V DC and <1,000 V AC which are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields, plus their auxiliary products.
Then in 2018, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued two important files under China RoHS II: Compliance Management Catalogue of China RoHS II (First Batch) and Exemptions List of Compliance Management Catalogue of China RoHS II (First Batch). They have enter into force on 12 March 2019.
Products listed in the Compliance Management Catalogue must comply with the China RoHS hazardous substance restriction limits unless they fall into the Exemption List. The exemption list includes 39 applications for lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in electrical and electronic products.
BESTAO has translated the three critical documents of China RoHS 2.0 in English:
1. Compliance Management Catalogue of China RoHS II (First Batch)
With 6 pages and 1651 words, file available with preview at:
https://www.bestao-consulting.com/detail?id=1169&status=bestao_library
2. Exemptions List of Compliance Management Catalogue of China RoHS II (First Batch)
With 6 pages and 1547 words, file available with preview at:
https://www.bestao-consulting.com/detail?id=1168&status=bestao_library
3. English Version of Official FAQs on China RoHS II - 2016
With 23 pages and 7433 words, file available with preview at:
https://www.bestao-consulting.com/detail?id=1187&status=bestao_library
If you need more information on the topic, or any issue purchasing the files, please contact: assistant@bestao-consulting.com
(Edited by ML)