RoHS 2 Catalog Out
On June 29th, MIIT released the long-awaited Product Catalogue of Restriction of Hazardous Substance in Electric and Electronic Products, or China RoHS2 Product Catalogue for short, for public comments, with a deadline for comments on July 28th.
The product catalogue is drafted in accordance with the Administrative Measures on Restriction of Hazardous Substance in Electric and Electronic Products, i.e. China RoHS2 measures, promulgated by MIIT, NDRC and other 6 government agencies in 2016, and took effect on July 1st, 2016. It covers 12 categories of products including printers, PCs (pad & PDA included), mobile phones (consumer wearables not included) and telephones among others. An exemption list was also released along with the product catalogue and carved out the use of certain substance in special cases.