This is to inform Kontron Customers about China RoHS regulations and concerning obligations, and how Kontron supports customer’s necessities for compliance to China RoHS.
These regulations have been announced from the Government of the People`s Republic of China (“PRC”), and are valid and effective since March 1st., 2007:
“Measures for the Administration of the Control of Pollution by Electronic Information Products (EIP)”, shortened as “Measures” or “China RoHS”.
These regulations are similar to the European Directive 2002/95/EC, “Restrictions of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment”.
These Measures are formulated to control and reduce pollution to the environment, resulting from the disposal of EIP, to promote the production and sale of low-pollution EIP and, to protect the environment and human health in accordance with the PRC Law for Clean Production, the PRC Law on the Prevention and Control of Environment Pollution by Solid Waste, and other laws and administrative measures.
- The Measures shall apply to the control and reduction of environmental pollution and other public hazards by EIP in the process of production, sale and import of EIP within the territory of the PRC.
- These Measures shall not (!!!), however, apply to the production of products foreseen for export out of PRC !
- What is the meaning of EIP, electronic information products, and are your products covered by the Measures?
- Not only products, that are used with electronic information systems, are covered by the Measures!
- Contrary to EU-RoHS, PRC has defined a listing, named “Electronic Information Products Classification and Explanations”.
- These classifications have to be considered as a “positive” listing, containing exactly those EIP, that are announced by the Measures above.
- The Classifications have been divided into main chapters, and PRC reserves the right, to increase more main-chapters, and even inside of each chapter the listed products may increase to each time.
- Are there any product exceptions to the Measures, that allow you, not to apply the Measures to your products?
- Yes: the Measures are different to EU-RoHS, and are not effective to products as “white” goods (such as washers, dishwashers, cooler, freezer), are not effective to small household products, and are not effective to toys.
- In case of doubts, reference to the official Classification is obligatory.
- Please note: the exceptions from EU-RoHS are not effective with the Measures.
- Requirements are defined with “Standard of the Electronic Industry of the People`s Republic of China”, SJ/T 11363-2006.
- These hazardous substances and their concentration limits are identically with the EU-RoHS, and are defined (in brackets: concentration limits) as: Lead, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyl, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (0.1%), and Cadmium (0.01%).
- Note: not even EIP (EIP-A) are classified, but the Measures are applied to Metallic Coating of each part in EIP (EIP-B), and even to small components or materials equal or less than 4 mm3, that cannot be further disassembled (EIP-C).
- Self declared conformities (as normally used in EU-RoHS) will not be applied in the PRC.
- Before put into the PRC market, each EIP has to be approved by authorized PRC laboratory. Approval from Non-PRC organizations are not accepted.
- The PRC approval takes at least 3 months schedules, manufacturing sites will be inspected, too, and annual follow-ups are obliged.
- With passing the PRC approval, your product has to be marked with the appropriate Logo 1.
- Failing the PRC approval, or knowing before about hazardous substances above the defined limitations inside your product, your product has to be marked with the appropriate Logo 2.
- Marking requirements are defined with “Marking for the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products”, SJ/T 11364-2006.
- Pollution Control label are marking each EIP, that contains no hazardous substances above defined concentration limits. The Logo 1 color has been suggested with specific green, reasonable deviations are possible, but must be an eye catching.
- Logo 1:
- Pollution Control label defines each EIP, that contains hazardous substances above defined concentration limits. The Logo 2 color has been suggested with specific orange, reasonable deviations are possible, but must be an eye catching color.
- The counter inside Logo 2 defines the Environmental Protection Use Period in Years.
- Steps are 1-year-steps (from 1 to 5 years), and 5-year-steps (starting with 10 years)
- Logo 2 :
- Attaching a table (either with separated flyer, or defined inside of product manuals) is showing the substances, defining with symbols as “0” (equal or below concentration limits), and as “X” (above concentration limits), sample as shown below.
- Using Chinese (Mandarin) letters is mandatory.
- Please find a sample table as below, with (Pb) above limitations, others: below or equal:
have to be marked at the outer side with the used package materials (e.g. PET, HDPE, PVC).
- Marking of EIP is only required, if put into PRC market, and use is defined to end-users only.
- Products, which are used as part or component of higher-ranking products or systems, will not be marked.
- However, information to processing manufacturer about hazardous substances, that might be part of EIP, has to be provided. If the processing manufacturer is located in PRC, information has to be provided in Chinese (Mandarin) letters.
If there are any more questions, concerning the marking or your product, table of hazardous substances, covered products, or to date of impletion to the Measures, please use link to
“FAQ China RoHS” .
If there are any more common or special questions to your system or product, that are concerning Kontron and / or Kontron products, please contact Kontron via
- Kontron homepage (www.Kontron.com)
- via call at your local Kontron Sales Office
- Kontron will support you with additional information to the Measures themselves, or to specific Kontron Products requirements, that are referring to the Measures.
- Translation from English wording into Chinese (Mandarin) letters may be supported from Kontron, if there is a need from customer’s side.
- Please ask your Kontron Sales channel if you need detailed information to Kontron Products, regarding China RoHS!
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