Finally, The First China RoHS Product
Catalogue is out for consultation (29 September 2009)
On 29 September 2009, the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology released the First List of
Controlled Electronic Information Products (电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录
(第一批), so-called First China RoHS Product Catalogue, for
public consultation. The proposed First List of 29
September 2009 only contains three product categories
including mobile phones and printers connected to
computers. Pursuant to the proposed First List, there
would be only 10 months to comply with the restriction
on the use of hazardous substances for controlled
products after the entry into force of the proposed
First List.
Immediate Action Required! Exemption is available for
controlled products under the China RoHS Act only when
exemption is applied and officially included in the List
of Controlled Electronic Information Products. The
deadline to submit opinions to the proposed First List
of 29 September 2009 is 9 November 2009 and has to be
submitted to Zhen-Jie GAO
(gaozhenjie@miit.gov.cn).
| Date |
English |
Chinese |
| 29 Sept. 2009 |
First List of Controlled Electronic Information
Products |
电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录 (第一批) |
| 10 Oct. 2008 |
Procedure for Development of the Key
Administrative Catalog for the Pollution Control of Electronic
Information Products |
电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录制定程序 |
| 6 Nov. 2006 |
Standard of Concentration Limits for Certain
Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products (SJ/T
11363-2006) |
电子信息产品中有害物质的限量要求 (SJ/T 11363-2006) |
| 6 Nov. 2006 |
Standard of Marking for Control of Pollution
Caused by Electronic Information Products (SJ/T 11364-2006) |
电子信息产品污染控制标识要求 (SJ/T 11364-2006) |
| 6 Nov. 2006 |
Standard of Testing Methods for Hazardous
Substances in Electronic Information Products (SJ/T 11365-2006) |
电子信息产品中有毒有害物质的检测方法 (SJ/T 11365-2006) |
| 20 Jun. 2006 |
General Disassembly Requirements for Testing
Hazardous Substances in. Electrical and Electronic Products (GB/Z
20288-2006) |
电子电气产品中有害物质检测样品拆分通用要求 (GB/Z 20288-2006) |
| 28 Feb. 2006 |
Management Measures for the Prevention and
Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Product |
电子信息产品污染防治管理办法 |
| 18 Sept. 2001 |
Packaging Recycle Mark (GB/T 18455-2001) |
包装回收标志 |
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After the issuance of the
draft Management Measures for the
Prevention and Control of Pollution from
Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(MMPCPEEE) of 25 August 2003, the
Management Measures for the Prevention
and Control of Pollution from Electronic
Information Products were adopted by the
Joint Ministerial Ordinance composed of
7 central governmental departments on 28
February 2006 (In the proposed
Management Measures of 25 August 2003,
the Ministry of Information Industry
intended to be a sole competent
authority). Thus, implementation and
enforcement functions of the Management
Measures of 28 February 2006 were
allocated to the Ministry of Information
Industry (MII), the General
Administration of Customs (GAC), the
General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
(AQSIQ), the State Environmental
Protection Administrating (SEPA), the
Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the
National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC) and the State
Administration for Industry and Commerce
(SAIC).
The Management Measures for the
Prevention and Control of Pollution from
Electronic Information Products of 28
February 2006 stipulate a general duty
on producers of electronic information
products by incorporating the concepts
of design for the environment (DfE),
energy efficiency, efficiency recycling
and non-use of hazardous substances over
10 categories of electronic information
products which include electronic
radars, telecommunication equipment,
broadcasting equipment and televisions,
household electrical appliances,
monitoring and control equipment, cables
and wires, parts and components of
electronic equipment, applied electronic
equipment, and electronic materials and
parts. A detailed list of electronic
information products will be determined
by the Ministry of Information Industry
in consultation with the State
Environmental Protection Administration,
the Ministry of Commerce, the General
Administration of Customs, the State
Administration for Industry and
Commerce, the State Administration of
Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine and the National Development
and Reform Commission.
The Clean Production Promotion Law of 29
June 2002, the amended Solid Waste
Pollution Prevention and Control Law of
29 December 2004, the 10th 5-Year Plan
on Recovery and Use of Recyclable
Resources of 10 January 2002 and the
Circular on 11th 5-Year Plan on National
Environmental Protection Legislation of
28 November 2005 have provided a
framework for the use of clean
technology, non-toxic or non-hazardous
materials and reuse and recycling of
discarded products in China.
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