This has been expanded from electronic information products (EIP) to electric and electronic equipment (EEE-products). The definition of the products is identical with that familiar from the European RoHS directive. But the Chinese law lacks the exempted applications of EU RoHS Article 2 – Scope such as, for example: large-scale stationary industrial tools large-scale fixed installations active implantable medical devices.

EEE-products that are not included in this catalogue can still be sold in the People’s Republic of China, but need to be labelled accordingly. The products must be labelled before import. In addition to this, they need to be accompanied by a so-called DoC (Declaration of Conformity) that tabulates the components which exceed the regulation’s limits. If no limit has been exceeded, the DoC may be eschewed and the green label used. Products that exceed a limit need to use the orange identification labels. The DoC information and labels are only applicable to the finished EEE-product, but not to the [...]

In the future, E/E products that exceed the defined limit values and are included in the yet‑to‑be‑published Catalogue of electrical and electronic products subject to compliance management may no longer be sold in the People’s Republic of China. If exemptions are granted, they will be listed directly in the catalogue rather than appearing as annexes, as is the case under EU RoHS. The working group has proposed the following initial product categories for inclusion in the catalogue, among others: Refrigerators, Washing machines, Printers, Televisions, Smartphones

The regulated substances are the four heavy metals: lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, as well as two groups of flame retardants (polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers) with the same limits as the European RoHS. There will be no list of exceptions in the style of the EU RoHS.

The ElektroStoffVerordnung of 9 May 2013 transposes RoHS 2 into German national law. The Directive was aligned with the “New Legislative Framework,” meaning that the requirements for the EU Declaration of Conformity and CE marking must be fulfilled.

As an effective tool for implementing RoHS, the VDE standard DIN EN IEC 63000 (the successor to DIN EN 50581) has proven its value. The standard defines the creation of technical documentation to demonstrate compliance with substance restrictions, such as those specified in the RoHS Directive. In addition to material‑specific documentation for the final product—and therefore also for purchased components and materials—the standard also regulates general documentation requirements, including product descriptions and specification documents. This means that, on the one hand, the general requirements must be supported by an appropriate process landscape, and on the other hand, the material‑specific requirements must be [...]