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ARTICLE · 29 SEPTEMBER 2010

China "RoHS 2" and Implications for the Electrical and Electronic Products Industry

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently released a draft amendment to the Management Methods on the Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products.

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Hongjun Zhang Ph.D.
Hongjun Zhang Ph.D.
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Richard Jay "Tad" Ferris is partner based in our Washington D.C. office.
Hongjun Zhang Ph.D. is a partner at Holland & Knight's Beijing office.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently released a draft amendment to the Management Methods on the Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products. These Management Methods are often referred to as "China RoHS" because they are similar in some respects to the European Directive 2002/95/EC on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment also known as the "RoHS Directive."

The recently proposed amendments to China RoHS will, if promulgated, greatly expand the scope of China RoHS and potentially create other compliance and market access burdens for those in or supplying to the electrical and electronic products industry. Clearly, these proposed amendments represent one of the most significant developments for the electrical and

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