Regulation and Compliance updates
China RoHS 2024 Update: 4 New Restricted Substances Added
The People’s Republic of China is restricting the use of 4 additional substances in electrical and electronics products under regulation GB/T 26572-2011, better known as China RoHS. The regulation amendment adds four phthalate substances to the existing list of six controlled substances, bringing the total…
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Environmental Compliance Roll Up Guide 2022
Ensure compliance with our Roll Up & Compliance Reporting Services The process of meeting compliance is difficult, time-consuming and often confusing – yet it is an absolute necessity to sell products on global markets. Regulations vary by region and industry. A US medical company will…
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Top 3 Complications of Meeting Compliance
Meeting compliance regulations cost manufacturing companies nearly $20,000 per employee, or between $250,000 to $1.5 million USD per year. While this cost may be huge, the cost of failing to meet compliance standards is much larger. When a company fails to comply with RoHS or…
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Moscow Threatens Lithuania for Rail Blockade
On Tuesday, June 20, 2022, Russia demanded Lithuania to lift their “illegal” rail blockade of goods being transported to Kaliningrad, a Russian province isolated from the main Russian borders by Lithuania and Poland. Lithuania has shut down the railway for transport of coal, steel, and…
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EU Proposes Two New Substances to RoHS
June 27, 2022 – In May of 2022, following technical assessments, the European Commission proposed adding two substances, tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) to the EU RoHS Annex II (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). EU RoHS 2 now includes a total of 10 restricted…
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Four Phthalates Added as Restricted Substances to Chinese RoHS
June 20, 2022 – The Chinese Ministry of Industry & Information Technology (MIIT) has announced the plan to add four new phthalates to China’s RoHS legislation. On March 14, 2022, the Electrical and Electronic Product Pollution Control Standardization Group of China’s Ministry of Industry and…
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Oeko Final RoHS Exemptions Report (Pack 24)
March 23, 2022 – The Oeko-Institut has recently published a final report studying the renewal requests of eight (8) exemptions: 5(b), 18(b), 18(b)-I, 24, 29, 32 and 34 of Annex III and 34 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/65/EU (Pack 24). These studies and recommendations…
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UK RoHS Updates
Feb 18, 2022 – On Feb 2, 2022, the United Kingdom released two important updates to its RoHS legislation. These updates include a renewal of the exemption of mercury to be used in ultrasound imaging systems and also an exemption for certain lead compounds and…
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Oeko Final RoHS Exemptions Report (Pack 22)
February 3, 2022 – The Oeko-Institut has recently published a final report on the “Study to assess requests for a renewal of nine (-9-) exemptions 6(a), 6(a)-I, 6(b), 6(b)-I, 6(b)-II, 6(c), 7(a), 7(c)-I and 7 (c)-II of Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU” (Pack 22). The…