Type | Regulation | Enacted country |
Implementation | Main purpose & Enforcement |
Eco Design | EuP | EU | Oct. 2007 | - Promote life-cycle based design and development - Intergrated with CE label and no CE labeled products put in the market |
Substance Control |
RoHS | EU | Jul. 2006 | - Ban of 6 Harzardous substances (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium(Ⅵ), PBB(s), PBDE(s)) |
REACH | EU | Enated in 2004 (Expected) |
- Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals - New and exisiting chemical substances marketed in quantities of more than 1ton/enterprise/year |
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Proposition65 | US | Apr. 1999 (Revised) |
- Restriction of chemical substance in application, which is Prolonged contact with the skin - Upper 300ppm for Lead in external PVC cords after Sep. 2003 |
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Vermont | US | Jul. 2004 | - Labeling requirement on mercury-contained lamps and displays | |
ERP | WEEE | EU | Aug. 2005 Jan. 2007 |
- Build take-back and recycling systems - Meet the recycling requirements per product type(50~75%) |
Recycling | Japan | Apr. 2001 | - Recycling requirements for five main home appliances(50~60%) - Refrigerator, Air conditioner, Washing machine, TV, PC |
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