We encourage our customers and partners to review the various environmental regulations affecting electrical and electronic equipment for themselves for a full statement of the legal requirements. If there is any doubt how these regulations may affect your business, take independent legal advice. Keep in mind that regulations may be revised from time to time, so readers should take care to keep themselves informed.
EU RoHS2
Summary
- 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 electrical and electronic equipment (recast) in force from 2 January 2013.
- The original RoHS directive (2002/95/EC) is repealed as of 3 Jan 2013.
- The directive bans putting on the EU market new electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) containing more than the permitted levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and both polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
- The directive applies to the product categories in Table 1 including cables.
- Specific exemptions exist for certain types of EEE as well as certain applications of the above substances.
- The directive falls under the CE marking regime.
Table 1.
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Categories
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Effective Date
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1. Large household appliances
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1st July 2006
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2. Small household appliances
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1st July 2006
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3. IT and telecommunications equipment
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1st July 2006
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4. Consumer equipment
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1st July 2006
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5. Lighting equipment
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1st July 2006
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6. Electrical and electronic tools (with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools)
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1st July 2006
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7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
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1st July 2006
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8. Medical devices
Includes those within scope of Directive 93/42/EEC - Medical Devices (any instrument, apparatus, appliance, etc… used for diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, etc…)
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22nd July 2014
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8. In vitro medical devices
Includes those within scope of Directive 98/79/EC - In Vitro diagnostic equipment (any instrument, apparatus, appliance, etc… used for examination of specimens)
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22nd July 2016
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9. Monitoring and control instruments
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22nd July 2014
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9. Industrial monitoring and control instruments
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22nd July 2017
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10. Automatic dispensers
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1st July 2006
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11. Other electrical and electronic equipment EEE not covered by any of the categories above
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22nd July 2019
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Corporate Statement
Teledyne DALSA offers both RoHS compliant [to Article 4(1)] and non-compliant products. Since Teledyne DALSA sells inspection related components for latter inclusion in finished products (inspection systems) it is the customer’s responsibility to ensure the product, if in scope, when placed on the market meets the requirements of the directive. Teledyne DALSA assumes no other responsibilities.
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China RoHS
Summary
- The Chinese law, "Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (EIP)" was established jointly by the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) along with several other Chinese ministries in February 2006. It establishes requirements for hazardous substance content disclosure and marking as well as restrictions on hazardous substances for EIP.
- The scope is defined in the "EIP Classification and Explanation" document. It includes 10 broad categories of EIP explaining each through the use of product listings. Unlike EU RoHS, components and materials are included directly within the definition of EIP in addition to final products
- The specific requirements are defined through a series of standards and other documents. They include
| Marking standard |
SJ/T 11364-2006 |
| General Disassembly Requirements |
GB/Z 20288-2006 |
| Environment-Friendly Use Period |
SJ/Z 11388-2009 |
| Packing Recycling Mark |
GB 18455-2001 |
| Concentration Limits standard |
SJ/T 11363-2006 |
| Test Methods standard |
SJ/T 11365-2006 |
- Official binding documents are available in Chinese only. English translations are unofficial therefore subject to interpretation and are therefore non-binding.
- There are two phases of implementation:
- Marking for control of pollution caused by EIP
- Concentration limits on certain hazardous substances in EIP
- The effective date for Phase 1 is 1 March 2007 for all EIP 'put on the market'. This is understood to be the production date for product made for sale. The method of compliance is self-declaration.
- The scope and effective date for Phase 2 will be included in "The Catalog". The release date is unavailable.
Corporate Statement
TDDI considers its products to fall within the scope of China RoHS Phase 1 therefore all products with the exception of a few specialty items will be produced as compliant.
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EU REACH
Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging Statement regarding European Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for the Registration, Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
Teledyne DALSA Digital Imaging (DDI) produces products that would be considered an Article according to regulation Article 3(3): "an object which during production is given a special shape, surface or design which determines its function to a greater degree than its chemical composition".
As a manufacturer established outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) TDDI does not have direct obligations under the REACH Regulation however we understand that the businesses that import our products into the EEA may have such obligation.
It is TDDIs understanding that there are four types of requirements that may be relevant to importers of articles within the REACH regulation:
- Article 7(1) Registration – if substances in articles are intended to be released during normal and reasonable foreseeable conditions of use and are present exceeding one tonne per year they are required to be registered.
DDI products do not contain any substances intended to be released during normal and reasonably foreseeable use conditions.
- Article 7(2) Notification – when substances of very high concern (SVHC) included on the candidate list for authorization are imported in amounts in excess of 1 tonne per year and present in articles in concentrations > 0.1% wt/wt of the article notification of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is required.
DDI monitors the composition of materials used within it products and will notify the importers of our products of the inclusion of any SVHCs in excess of 0.1% wt/wt of the product as the information becomes available.
- Article 33 Communicate – when SVHCs included on the candidate list are included in articles in concentrations about 0.1% wt/wt of the article recipients of the articles must be provided information for the articles safe use.
TDDI monitors the composition of materials used within it products and will notify the importers of our products of the inclusion of any SVHCs in excess of 0.1% wt/wt of the product as the information becomes available.
- Annex XVII – Restrictions – identifies substances that are restricted for use and the conditions of restriction.
TDDI prohibits the use of any of these materials in its products.
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