China's RoHS 2: Changes And Impacts

Introduction

On 6 January 2016, the Chinese Government published the new piece of regulatory legislation named "Administrative Measures for Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products" also known as "China's RoHS 2" regulation. The new regulation came into effect on 1 July 2016 and repealed its previous version - China's RoHS.

Key changes in China's RoHS regime

China's RoHS which was introduced on 28 February 2006, after years of implementation, had been seen lagged behind technological developments that influence use of hazardous substances. Hence, the Government-aiming to benefit from similar EU practices, while retaining certain unique features of China-introduced the following key changes to the pre-existing RoHS regime.