2011/65/EU News
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RoHS – The Most Important at a Glance
What does RoHS mean? RoHS is the abbreviation for „Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment”. The abbreviation refers to the so called RoHS directive 2011/65/EU, which forms the legal framework. The goals of the regulation are the protection of human health and of the environment.1) The directive is applicable for the EU and ...
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UPDATE: EU Product compliance –Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) moving further into focus
Last week two publications have moved medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) further into focus of regulatory ambitions under REACH Regulation 1907/2006 and RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU: ∞ The European Chemicals Agency announced their intention to include MCCPs in the candidate list, which would confirm their identification as a substance of very high concern (svhc). MCCPs belong to the ...
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UPDATE: EU Product compliance –„Mittelkettige Chlorparafine“ (MCCPs) rücken weiter in den Fokus
Letzte Woche wurden „Mittelkettige Chlorparaffine“ (MCCPs als Abkürzung für deren Englische Bezeichnung „Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins“) gleich mit zwei Veröffentlichungen weiter in den Fokus der regulatorischen Bemühungen unter der REACH Verordnung 1907/2006 und der RoHS Richtlinie 2011/65/EU gerückt: ∞ Die Europäische ...
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Eurasian economic union enforces restrictions of use of hazardous substances in electronics
On 1 March 2018, the Eurasian Economic Union enforced the Eurasian Economic Union Technical Regulation on Restrictions on use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronics products (037/2016). The Regulation is aligned with the EU RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in ...
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JRC-IRMM releases CRMs for trace elements in plastics
JRC-IRMM released two new certified reference materials to be used by laboratories world-wide to ensure the quality of their tests of plastics for the presence of toxic trace elements. Such testing is required to implement EU legislation which limits certain toxic elements in electric and electronic equipment (Directive 2011/65/EU, "RoHS 2"), packaging material (Directive 94/62/EC) and old ...
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New EU RoHS project to review restricted substance list and exemptions
On 9 February 2018, the Oeko-Institut announced the launch of a "Study to support the review of the list of restricted substances and to assess a new exemption request under RoHS 2." This study is categorized as RoHS Pack 15, and includes the assessment of seven substances for possible addition to Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical ...
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EkotoxInfo 1/2023
We encourage you to read the current issue of EkotoxInfo chemical legislation news. In the summary in January 2023 EkotoxInfo you will find the following topics: REACH Candidate List +9 = 233 entries PFASs restriction proposal 2,4-dinitrotoluene restriction proposal International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) Metals and Inorganics Sectoral Approach (MISA) EU RoHS Pack-23 Exemption ...
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Faster screening of plastic waste for harmful chemicals
A more efficient method for sorting plastic electronics waste containing harmful chemicals is proposed by a new study. The method combines two analytical techniques that together can quickly and accurately detect levels of flame retardants in plastics used by the electronics industry. The European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (2011/65/EU)1, adopted in 2003 and revised in ...
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GCC proposes restrictions on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
On 28 March 2018, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States (GCC) Technical Regulation restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (commonly referred to as "RoHS," as modeled off of the EU’s ...
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