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China RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), officially known as Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products [1] is a Chinese government regulation to control certain materials, including lead.
RoHS and other efforts to reduce hazardous materials in electronics are motivated in part to address the global issue of consumer electronics waste. As newer technology arrives at an ever-increasing rate, consumers are discarding their obsolete products sooner than ever. This waste ends up in landfills and in countries like China to be "recycled".
RoHS is the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive by the European Union. ROHS may also refer to: Red Oak High School (Texas) in Red Oak, Texas, United States; Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States; China RoHS, the Chinese version of the above Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive.
China RoHS; Cleaner Production Promotion Law; F. Fireworks bans in China; H. HAF601 This page was last edited on 2 April 2013, at 01:35 (UTC). Text is available ...
The Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC), [12] commonly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS Directive), was also adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. The RoHS Directive took effect on July 1, 2006, and is required ...
China has moved towards a more efficient and coherent system for the control of chemicals in compliance with GHS. In the UK, the government announced a "UK REACH" that the UK's Chemical Industry Association described as a "hugely expensive duplication" of the EU's safety data. [19]
The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment on the manufacturers or distributors of such equipment. [5] It requires that those companies establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of ...
In 2008, a logo very similar to CE marking was alleged to exist and to stand for China Export because some Chinese manufacturers apply it to their products. [22] However, the European Commission says that this is a misconception. [20] The matter was raised at the European Parliament in 2008. [23]