Country/
Region |
EU |
China |
California |
Japan |
Korea |
| Scope |
10 categories of electronic items
including household white good appliances |
Electronic Information Products
in 11 categories excludes White Goods. Includes medical devices; electronic components. |
electronics with a video display
screen of 4 inches or larger |
7
categories |
TVs, refrigerators, air
conditioners, washing machines, personal computers, audio devices, cellular
phones, printers, copy machines, fax machines |
| Effective
Date/Applies to |
products "put on the market
July 1, 2006 |
products, materials and
components on the Market March 1, 2007 |
Products manufactured after Jan
1, 2007. Portable DVD Players
manufactured after July 1, 2007 |
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| Exemptions |
Military & transportation;
lead in solders in Servers and Infrastructure exempt until 2010; medical
products and monitoring and control temporarily exempt. Other material & use specific
exemptions |
none |
same exemptions as EU |
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| Restrictions
/Disclosure Requirments |
use of Pb; Cd; Hg; CrVI+, PBBs,
Octa -and Penta-PBDE restricted |
All products containing Pb; Cd;
Hg; CrVI+, PBBs, Octa -and Penta-PBDE above limits must be disclosed;
materials restrictions apply only to items listed in yet-to-be published
catalog |
use of Pb; Cd; Hg; CrVI+ is
restricted; PDBEs and PBBs are banned under other legislation |
All products containing Pb; Cd;
Hg; CrVI+, PBBs, Octa -and Penta-PBDE above limits must be disclosed |
All products containing Pb; Cd;
Hg; CrVI+, PBBs, Octa -and Penta-PBDE above limits must be disclosed |
| Maximum
Concentration Values |
0.01%
by weight Cd in each homogeous material; 0.1 % by weight in each homogeous
material for all other substances |
0.01% by weight Cd; 0.1 % by
weight for Pb, Hg, Penta- and Octa-PBDE, PBBs in a homogenous material; any
intentionally added Cr VI+. Components
smaller than 4 cubic milimeters are considered a homogeous material |
0.01%
by weight Cd in each homogeous material; 0.1 % by weight in each homogeous
material for all other substances |
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| Testing/
Certification |
none required |
Will be required of items listed
in the catalog; to be part of the CCC program |
none |
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| Marking
Requirements |
none required |
Items must be labeled for
presence or absence of restricted substances; and environmentally protected
use period |
none |
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| Packaging
Materials |
out of RoHS Scope; see Packaging
Directive |
non-toxic & recyclable;
labeling/disclosure requirements |
none |
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| Production
Materials |
out of scope |
use of toxic substances is
restricted |
out of scope |
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