It is a mandatory standard established by EU legislation. Its full name is the "Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Ingredients in Electronic and Electrical Equipment" ( ). This standard has been officially implemented since 2019. It is mainly used to standardize the material and process standards of electronic and electrical products to make them more beneficial to human health and environmental protection. The purpose of this standard is to eliminate lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (note that the correct Chinese name refers to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polybrominated diphenyl ethers is an incorrect term) in electrical and electronic products. substances, and it is important to stipulate that the content of lead cannot exceed. (Directive)
The items required to be tested in Europe are items, and the directive is effective as a directive.
Testing items include lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium (+ polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
Regarding items such as,,,, etc., the directive only mentions whether to include them in control in the subsequent priority evaluation.
manufacturers are not required to conduct testing.
The European Parliament and the European Commission published the "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive" (referred to as the "Directive") and the "Restrictions on Electronic and Electrical Equipment" in their "Official Journal" on "Directive on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances" (referred to as "Directive")
"Directive" and "Directive" stipulate that there are ten major categories of products that are included in the restriction management and end-of-life recycling management of hazardous substances. The first seven categories of products are all major categories of products in our country. Export electrical products. Including large household appliances, small household appliances, information and communication equipment, consumer products, lighting equipment, electrical and electronic tools, toys, leisure and sports equipment, medical equipment (except implanted or infected products) , monitoring and control instruments, and vending machines.
On January 1, 2020, the European Union issued a proposal to revise directives and directives. The purpose of this proposal is to create a better regulatory environment that is simple, easy to understand, effective and accessible. Implemented regulations. The main contents of the revision of the directive are
Changes in legal terms and clarification of the scope and definition of the directive
Introduction of product marking and declaration of conformity
Phased integration of medical devices, controls and Monitoring instruments are included in the scope of the directive
The six hazardous substances restricted have not changed, but the four substances hexabromocyclododecane, phthalic acid (ethylhexyl ester), butyl benzyl phthalate and Dibutyl phthalate requires priority assessment in order to examine whether it will be included in the scope of restricted substances in the future
Scope
Only for new products put on the market from the date of year, month and year.
Including incandescent products for household use Lamps and light sources.
Shall not contravene special directives or regulations concerning safety and health requirements, the Motor Vehicles Directive and the Battery Directive,
Does not include medical equipment or monitoring equipment (class 1 of the Directive) in the year and month Maintenance spare parts that were put on the market recently. Reused products that were originally put on the market.