- Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances - RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) is the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Electrical and electronic equipment put in the market from 1 July 2006 should not contain the following chemicals : Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium(Ⅵ), PBB(s) and PBDE(s) |
- Country: Proposed and regulated by EU member ststes, but both the US and China have similar regulations in their legislation development process - Date: Implement from July, 2006 - Affected Industry : all electrical and electronic industry sectors, which sell finished and semifinished goods in EU member states. |
Class | Item | Substances |
Class Ⅰ | Pb | Lead and its compound |
Cd | Cadmium and its compound | |
Hg | Mercury and its compound | |
Cr6+ | Hexavalent chromium and its compound | |
PBB | Polybrominated biphenyls | |
PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers | |
Class Ⅱ | Cl organic compounds | Short Chain-chloro Paraffine |
PCBs(Poly Chloro Biphenyls) | ||
PCTs(Poly Chloro Triphenyls) | ||
PCP(pentachlorophenol) | ||
PCN(Poly Chloro Naphtalenes) | ||
Ozone depleting substances | CFCs | |
HCFCs | ||
CHCs | ||
HBFCs | ||
Halon | ||
Methyl Bromide | ||
1,1,1 Trichloroethane | ||
Carbon Tetrachloride | ||
Dichloromethane(C2H2Cl2) | ||
Trichloroethylene(C2HCl3) | ||
Perchloroethylene(C2Cl4) | ||
Organic tin compound | TBT(Tributyltin compound) | |
TPT(Triphenyltin compound) | ||
Tin Oxide | TBTO(Tributyl tin Oxide) | |
Azo compound | Azo colorants | |
Asbestos and compound | Asbestos and its compound | |
Formaldehyde | Formaldehydes | |
Sb | Antimony and its compounds | |
As | Arsenic and its compounds | |
Ni | Nickel and its compounds | |
Class Ⅲ | Be | Beryllium and its compounds |
Se | Selelniuim and its compounds | |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Phthalates | Phthalates | |
Other brominated flame retardants (except PBB&PBDE) |
except TEPA(Tris(1-aziridinyl) phosphinoxide) | |
DBBT(monomethyl dibromodiphenyl methane) | ||
TEPA(Tris(1-aziridinyl) phosphinoxide) | ||
Tris-(2,3-dibromo-propyl) phosphate | ||
PVC | ||