China RoHS

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China RoHS , is the colloquial term for several environmental protection laws of the People's Republic of China .

Law SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS 1) has been in effect since March 1, 2007. Similar to the EU RoHS directive , the intention is to restrict the spread of certain toxic substances in electronic products so that they only enter the environment to a lesser extent.

The SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS) of the People's Republic of China is most directly comparable with the 2002/95 / EG (RoHS 1) and its current version 2011/65 / EU, (RoHS 2).

China has only made the law available in Mandarin Chinese so far . The Chinese authorities will provide an official translation into English for a fee.

Unofficial English translations are available free of charge on the Internet from several electronic component distributors. Some of the information providers (associations) only make the information available to their members.

On January 21, 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which emerged from the Ministry of Information Industry in March 2008 , published the so-called China RoHS 2 . It is based very closely on the European RoHS 2 of 2011. The English website of ChemSafetyPRO provides an overview.

Scope of SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS)

The SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS) applies to electronic devices and their packaging that will be placed on the market in China from March 1, 2007.

SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS) does not apply to devices and packaging that are further processed in China and then re-exported or only transported through China.

Declaration of Conformity for SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS)

  • The China RoHS certificates must be drawn up in Mandarin , provided the substances mentioned are included. It makes sense, but is not required, to issue these certificates in two languages. This has the advantage that, without knowledge of Chinese, you can more easily estimate what is actually on the certificate. It is common to use a combination of Mandarin (standard Chinese) and English.
  • It must be stated on the declaration of conformity for the individual assemblies with the specified substance restrictions and the packaging whether or not the limit values ​​are observed. Exceeding the limit values ​​is not a problem according to SJ / T 11363-2006 (as of October 16, 2014). This only has to be declared in the certificate.
  • The SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS) has so far enabled the manufacturer of the product to declare conformity with the regulation himself.

Conformity label variants of SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS)

Examples of labels for ChinaRoHS compliant and non-compliant devices

A logo must be attached to the assemblies or the complete device, as well as their packaging, which proves conformity with SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS).

A green (alternatively black) logo is used, provided the device complies with the limit values ​​of the regulated ingredients.

Otherwise, an orange (alternatively black) logo with a one or two-digit number must be affixed, which indicates how many years the product can be used as intended before there is a risk of the contained substances with regulated concentrations escaping and thereby creating a hazard for the environment and health ( Environmentally friendly use period - EFUP ).

Since the determination of the EFUP is not exact and inconsistent information from various component manufacturers would lead to considerable problems for device manufacturers, the trade associations (in Germany) are currently trying to persuade all manufacturers to use a uniform information of 50 years.

Timeline of the China RoHS relevant regulations

  • July 1, 2016: China RoHS 2 comes into effect; it includes more electronic and electrical products than the first regulation.
  • September 29, 2009: First List of Controlled Electronic Information Products
  • October 10, 2008: Procedure for Development of the Key Administrative Catalog for the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products
  • November 6, 2006: SJ / T 11363-2006, Standard of Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products
  • November 6, 2006: SJ / T 11364-2006, Standard of Marking for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products
  • November 6, 2006: SJ / T 11365-2006, Standard of Testing Methods for Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products
  • June 20, 2006: GB / Z 20288-2006, General Disassembly Requirements for Testing Hazardous Substances in. Electrical and Electronic Products
  • February 28, 2006: Management Measures for the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Product
  • September 18, 2001: GB / T 18455-2001, Packaging Recycle Mark

Substances according to SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS)

Some of the substances used in electrical engineering are considered to be extremely hazardous to the environment. On the one hand they have a toxic effect, on the other hand they cannot be broken down by the environment or only poorly. For this reason, the China RoHS is intended to minimize the entry of these substances into the environment. This affects:

  1. Lead (Pb), 0.1%
  2. Mercury (Hg), 0.1%
  3. Cadmium (Cd), 0.01%
  4. hexavalent chromium (Cr + 6), 0.1%
  5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), 0.1%
  6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), 0.1%

The percentages represent the maximum permissible concentrations in homogeneous materials in percent by weight. According to SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS), it does not matter whether the product complies with the maximum limits or not. In the current version (as of October 27, 2014) it is only necessary to declare the current status with regard to the pollutants mentioned.

Limit values ​​according to SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS)

Classification of the material / assembly Material definition / assembly Minimum requirements
EIP-A Any homogeneous material, made from EIP The contents of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium,

polybrominated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether (exclusive of decabromodiphenyl ether) in this category shall not exceed 0.1% and the content of cadmium shall not exceed 0.01%.

EIP-B Metallic coatings of a part, made from EIP The hazardous substances including lead, mercury,

cadmium, hexavalent chromium in this category shall not be added intentionally

EIP-C Small components or materials which cannot be further dismantled under the conditions in EIP. They generally refer to products smaller than or equal to 4 mm³ in size. In this category, the proportion of lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (without decabromodiphenyl ether) must not exceed 0.1%. The proportion of cadmium must not exceed 0.01%.

EIP = electronic information product

It can be assumed that in the next version of the directive, as in the corresponding EU directive, the permissible exceeding of the limit values ​​will be limited in time or exceptions will be introduced that will then only apply to certain applications.

Exceptions are currently not necessary, as the manufacturer only has to declare in the previous version of the guideline which of the components of the device complies with the limit values ​​and which does not (as of October 14, 2014).

Differences between SJ / T 11363-2006 (China RoHS) and the 2002/95 / EG (EG RoHS 1), 2011/65 / EU (EU RoHS 2)

SJ / T 11363-2006, (China RoHS):

  • Certificate in standard Chinese required
  • In addition to electronic assemblies / devices, packaging is also covered by the regulation
  • no exemptions for products that are used for certain purposes
  • two different label variants (green label for devices that comply with all limit values, orange label with year information for devices that do not comply with all limit values)
  • In the event that the limit values ​​are exceeded, it is only necessary to declare them

2002/95 / EG (EG RoHS 1), 2011/65 / EU (EU RoHS 2):

  • no requirement regarding the certificate language used, bilingual certificates (national language of the manufacturer and English) are common
  • no packaging of electronic assemblies / devices is covered by the regulation
  • various, in some cases temporary, exemption permits for certain uses of the product
  • only one label variant (for devices that comply with the limit values; devices that do not comply with the limit values ​​receive no label)
  • Compliance with certain limit values ​​is required, provided that the product and its application do not fall under one of the mostly temporary exemptions

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China RoHS 2 2018 ( English ) ChemSafetyPro.COM. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b elektronikpraxis.vogel.de of October 17, 2006, China RoHS adopted , accessed on November 26, 2019
  3. ↑ swissmem.ch/de of April 7, 2016, China RoHS 2 with a broad scope , accessed on November 26, 2019.