China RoHS CertificationChina Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information ProductsChina RoHS (also known as Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products) is a Chinese government regulation that controls the legal threshold of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), and polyb…
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) ExplainedSafety Data Sheets (formerly called Material Safety Data Sheets) communicate hazard information about chemical products.Need a Safety Data Sheet now? Go to SDS Sources.
RoHS2.0 Certification StepsThe following steps are involved for RoHS Certification. RoHS TestingEither on-site or XRF testing and/or lab phthalate solvent extraction testing is done to determine values of the ten restricted RoHS substances.
RoHS Annex III Lead ExemptionsSeven exemption groups have been approved for the use of lead in certain applications under EU RoHS Annex III for a few more years, summarized and detailed below: Lead Category Exemption DeadlinesJuly 21, 2021: All categories except for Category 8 in-vitro diagnostic medical devices, Category 9 industrial monitoring & control instruments, Category 11 products
RoHS EU 2015/863RoHS (EU Directive 2015/863) adds Category 11 (catch-all) products and adds four new restricted substances - all phthalates. The four phthalates are mainly used as insulation plasticizers, and are on the REACH list of SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern). The expanded list for RoHS is thus as follows:Cadmium (0.01 %)Lead (0.1 %)Mercury (0.1 %)Hexavalent chromium (0.1 %)Polybromin…
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