On February 28, 2006 China passed a new „Administration on the Control of the Pollution caused by Electronic Information Products (ACPEIP)“. The ACPEIP regulates the dissemination of “Electronic Information Products” (EIP’s) on the Chinese market that contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybromidanted diphenyl ether (PBDE) up to thresholds which are defined in “Industry Standard SJ/T 11363-2006” for China.
The maximum permitted thresholds are equivalent to the published limits of the EU RoHS Directive 2005/618/EC. However the ACPEIP includes a number of requirements that go beyond the RoHS Directive concerning exemption clauses, special marking of products as well as supplementary information to be attached to EIPs.
The ACPEIP affects all EIPs that are manufactured in or imported to China.
A special “Key Product Catalogue” defines which Electronic Information Products (materials, components and parts) will be affected by the prohibition of certain substances.As a first step, from March 1st, 2007, the products contained in the “Key Product Catalogue” have to fulfill the labeling- and information requirements for the relevant substances. The beginning of the second step (prohibition of substances and certification before commercialization) is not expected before end of 2007/ beginning of 2008.
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