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《电子信息产品污染控制管理办法》常见问题回答
Common Q&A for the “Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products”
2006-12-01
一、问：中国的《电子信息产品污染控制管理办法》（以下简称《管理办法》）已经于2006年2月28日颁布，这个《管理办法》与欧盟在2003年2月发布的RoHS指令有何异同？
1. Q: China’s “Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products” (the “Administrative Measure”) was promulgated February 28, 2006. What are the differences and similarities between the “Administrative Measure” and the EU RoHS Directive?
答：中国的《管理办法》和欧盟的RoHS指令相同之处有四个方面：
（一）都是法律规范性文件；
（二）主要目的都是为实现电子电气类产品中有毒有害物质的控制（禁止使用和减量化）；
（三）都涉及贸易活动（货物贸易）；
（四）限制和禁止使用的有毒有害物质是一样的，都是六种：铅、汞、镉、六价铬、多溴联苯（PBB）、多溴二苯醚（PBDE）。
A: There are four similarities between the China’s “Administrative Measure” and the EU RoHS Directive:
(1) Both are legal documents;
(2) The main purpose is to control toxic and hazardous substances (restriction of use and reduction of amount);
(3) Both are involved in trade activities (good trade);
(4) Both have the same six restrictions of use regarding the toxic and hazardous substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
中国的《管理办法》和欧盟的RoHS指令不同之处有六个方面：
China’s “Administrative Measure” and the EU RoHS Directive have six differences:
（一）中国的《管理办法》无需转换低一级的法律规范性文件就可以直接实施；但欧盟的RoHS指令需要转换成欧盟成员国法律（法规）才可以实施。
(1) China’s “Administrative Measure” is implemented directly, it doesn’t need to transform to a binding document. In contrast, the EU RoHS Directive doesn’t have a binding force, it must transform to a member state’s law to be implemented.
（二）中国的《管理办法》调整对象为电子信息产品，欧盟的RoHS指令调整对象为交流电不超过1000伏特、直流电不超过1500伏特的电子电气设备（暂不包括医用设备、检测和控制器械）。
(2) China’s “Administrative Measure” focuses (targets) on electronic information products. The EU RoHS Directive focuses on electrical and electronic equipment with voltage less than 1000Vac or 1500Vdc (medical equipment, measurement and control equipment are temporarily not included).
（三）中国的《管理办法》对所有含有有毒有害物质的电子信息产品采取“一并纳入”的做法放入其调整范围，而欧盟RoHS只是将电子电气整机产品放入其调整范围，对元器件类、材料类产品的要求是通过整机来传递的。因此，中国的《管理办法》对元器件类、材料类产品是“直接”采取限制与禁止使用有毒有害物质措施的，而欧盟RoHS则是“间接”采取措施的。
（四）中国的《管理办法》对有毒有害物质控制的监督管理采用目录管理模式；目录以“穷举法”方式形成；欧盟的RoHS指令将WEEE指令中的八大类产品全部放入，然后再对其中有毒有害物质控制技术尚不够成熟、经济上不可行产品采用“排除法”予以“豁免”。
(4) China’s “Administrative Measure” for the control of toxic and hazardous substances adopts a catalogue administrative model; the catalogue is formulated by list method (list all regulated products). The EU RoHS Directive includes all eight categories in the WEEE Directive, then adopts an exemption method to exclude those products whose technique is not mature and/or economically possible.
（五）中国的《管理办法》将于2006年2月28日颁布，2007年3月1日开始实施，有毒有害物质限制和禁止使用时间尚未确定；欧盟的RoHS指令的时间表是：2003年2月13日《指令》颁布，2004年8月13日转为欧盟成员国法律（法规），2006年7月1日开始实施。所以，欧盟的RoHS指令实施时间要比中国的《管理办法》早。
(5) China’s “Administrative Measure” was promulgated February 28, 2006. It takes effect one year later (March 1, 2007). The timelines for the restriction and prohibition of toxic and hazardous substances have not been determined. EU RoHS Directive was promulgated February 13, 2003 and transformed to member states’ laws (rules) by August 13, 2004. It takes effect July 1, 2006. The effective date for the EU RoHS Directive is earlier than the “Administrative Measure’s”.
（六）中国的《管理办法》贯彻实施需要制定“标准”和“目录”，制定“目录”需要“标准”支撑；欧盟的RoHS指令的贯彻只需要标准的支撑。
(6) To implement the China’s “Administrative Measure”, “standard(s)” and “Catalogue” are needed. Formulating the Catalogue needs to have a “standard(s)” to support. To implement the EU RoHS Directive needs only a standard(s) to support.
（七）中国的《管理办法》中对有毒有害物质的控制采取了“两步走”方式，第一步，在《管理办法》生效之日起，仅仅要求进入市场的电子信息产品以自我声明的方式披露相关的环保信息；第二步，对进入电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录的产品实施严格监管，需要实现有毒有害物质的替代或达到限量标准的要求，然后要经过强制认证（3C认证）才可以进入市场；而欧盟的RoHS指令对有毒有害物质的控制采取的是“自我声明”的方式，但欧盟的要求是“一步到位”，“自我声明”的前提是要做到有毒有害物质达到限量要求。
(7) China’s “Administrative Measure” adopts the “two-step approach” method. The first step: starting the effective date of the Administrative Measure, manufacturers are required to expose (indicate) related environment-friendly information by self-declaration for those electronic information products entering into the market. The second step: strictly supervise and manage electronic information products entering into the market, which are listed in the key administrative catalogue, reach the requirements of either substituting toxic and hazardous substances or meeting the limit(s) set by the standard(s). Then manufacturers obtain compulsory certification (3C certification) to enter into the market. The EU RoHS Directive uses the “self-declaration” method. The EU RoHS Directive requires “one step to the seat”. The premise of “self-declaration” is to meet the limit requirements of toxic and hazardous substances.
二、问：什么是电子信息产品？如何判断一些应用了电子信息技术的产品是否属于电子信息产品；企业如何根据《管理办法》第一章《总则》第3条“电子信息产品”的定义去判断自己的产品是否是“电子信息产品”？
2. Q: What are electronic information products? How to determine if products, using electronic information technology, belong to electronic information products? How does the industry determine if products are electronic information products based on the definition of electronic information products under Article 3 of the “Administrative Measure”?
答：信息产业部在《管理办法》颁布后公布了一个按中国国家统计局确认的电子信息产业分类目录编写的《电子信息产品分类注释》（以下简称《分类注释》），这是一个电子信息产品的细目及其释义，有了这个细目和释义后，业内的每一个生产者就可以方便地“对号入座”，可以确认自己生产的产品是否属于“电子信息产品”范畴了。目前这个《分类注释》刊登在信息产业部的网站上（网址：HTTP：//mii.gov.cn/col/col1221）
A: Ministry of Information Industry promulgated a “Note for Classification of Electronic Information Products” (the Note) following the promulgation of the “Administrative Measure”. This note was verified by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. This is a detail list and interpretation of electronic information products. By having this detail list and interpretation, every manufacturer in the industry can “find its seat by the number”, find out if its products are within the scope of electronic information products. At this time, the note has been posted at the MII web site (web page: HTTP：//mii.gov.cn/col/col1221).
三、问：《管理办法》中没有任何类似于欧盟RoHS指令一样的关于豁免的条款及豁免的方法，这是为什么？
3. Q: In the “Administrative Measure”, there are no exemption rules similar to the ones in the EU RoHS Directive. Why?
答：欧盟RoHS指令首先将所有直流电1500伏特以下、交流电1000伏特以下的电子电气产品全部放入约束的范围，然后就其中“技术尚不成熟、经济上不可行”的产品进行“豁免”，欧盟的“豁免”不是无限期的；但《管理办法》对有毒有害物质的控制采用了“目录管理”的模式。与欧盟RoHS指令采用的方法不同，《管理办法》设置了一个“电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录”，这个目录一开始是空的，随着时间的推移，那些“技术上已经成熟、经济上尚可行”的、实现了有毒有害物质替代的或者符合了限量标准的产品将被放入目录，不放入目录就意味着暂时被“豁免”。因此，《管理办法》不需要、也没有设置关于豁免内容的条款。
A: The EU RoHS Directive includes all the electrical and electronic equipment with voltage less than 1500Vdc or 1000Vac. The Directive exempts those products whose technique is not mature and/or economically possible. The EU’s exemption is not unlimited time. The “Administrative Measure” adopts catalogue model, different as the EU’s. The “Administrative Measure” sets a key administrative catalogue of the control of pollution of electronic information products. This catalogue is blank in the beginning. As time goes on, those products whose technique is mature and/or economically possible, toxic and hazardous substances being substituted, or the limit(s) set by the standard(s) being met will be added to the catalogue. Those products not included in the catalogue mean they are exempted. Therefore, the “Administrative Measure” does not need to have content for exemption rules.
四、什么是目录管理，电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录（以下简称《目录》）是如何形成的？
4. Q: What does catalogue administration mean? How is the key administrative catalogue of the control of pollution caused by electronic information products formulated?
答：目录管理是《管理办法》确定的有别于欧盟RoHS指令的对电子信息产品中有毒有害物质进行控制的管理方式。它的目标对象是所有现在已知含有六种有毒有害物质的电子信息产品，当确认其中某类产品已经实现产品的替代或有毒有害材料替代，或已经确认替代难以实现但可以做到符合限量的标准，对相关行业来说已经实现了“技术上成熟，经济上可行”，则该类产品将被放入《目录》中。《目录》的形成过程将是渐进的，将依照一定的程序，如征求相关企业意见，专家评估等。目前，信息产业部已经起草了一个《电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录制定程序规定》草案，希望将《目录》的制定过程制度化、规范化。目录制定程序确定后，然后才会对什么产品进入第一批《目录》、何时进入《目录》等问题进行研究。
A: Catalogue administration is an administrative method, verified by the “Administrative Measure” and different as the EU RoHS’, to control toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products. Its goal and target is the known six toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products. If a product’s toxic and hazardous substance materials can be substituted, or can meet the limit requirements, the product will be listed in the catalogue for 3C certification. The formulation process of the “catalogue” is gradually advanced. The formulation of the catalogue will follow certain processes, such as asking for industrial opinions, expert appraisals, etc. At present time, we have drafted a copy of the “Formulation process for the key administrative catalogue of electronic information products”. We hope to systematize and standardize the making process of the catalogue. Catalogue making procedure questions must be settled first, then determine which products will be included in the catalogue, and when, etc.
五、问：对于“技术上成熟，经济上可行”的产品将被放入《目录》，那么由谁来判定那些产品已经满足“技术上成熟，经济上可行”？如何判定？
5. Q: Technical mature and economic practical products will be listed in the “Catalogue”. Who will determine which products are technical mature and economic practical? How to determine?
答：信息产业部在制定完成《电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录制定程序规定》之后，将开始进行《目录》制定的准备工作。信息产业部将依照这个规定，将《目录》的制定过程制度化、规范化、透明化。《目录》制定过程中将广泛征求相关企业、行业协会、专家、有关政府主管部门等方面的意见，以确保《目录》制定工作的科学性和准确性。
六、问：《管理办法》确定的对电子信息产品中有毒有害物质的控制可以形象地比喻为“两步走”，请具体阐述一下。
6. Q: The implementation of the “Administrative Measure” for the control of toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products is described as “two-step approach”. Please explain.
答：《管理办法》确定的对电子信息产品中有毒有害物质的控制过程的确是分为“两步走”。“第一步”是，在《管理办法》开始实施（生效）时，所有进入市场的含有有毒有害物质或元素的电子信息产品仅仅被要求进行“明示”（自我声明），即采用贴标识及在产品说明书里声明的方式，告诉用户或消费者，产品中含有的有毒有害物质或元素的名称和含量、环保使用期限、在废弃时可否回收利用以及包装物材料名称等环保信息，对电子信息产品中的有毒有害物质的“第一步”控制并没有“替代”或“限量”的要求；“第二步”是，当某类（些）产品被列入《目录》中时，这些产品要么是做到了对有毒有害物质或元素的替代，要么是达到了限量标准的要求，这需要经过CCC认证的合格判定才可以进入市场。
A: The “Administrative Measure” adopts a “two-step approach” method for the control process of toxic and hazardous substances caused by electronic information products. The first step is at the beginning of implementation (effectiveness) of the “Administrative Measure”, only require explicit indication (self declaration) of toxic and hazardous substances or elements in electronic information products, i.e., using a label or indicating in the product user’s manual to tell users or consumers the names and contents of toxic and hazardous substances, environment-friendly use period, and recyclability and the names of packaging materials, etc. environment-friendly information for the products. There are no requirements for the “substitution” or “limits” of toxic and hazardous substances or elements for the first step control. The second step is: for those products listed in the Catalogue, these products must either substitute toxic and hazardous substances or meet the limit(s) set by the standard(s). They must meet CCC certification before entering the market.
七、问：按照《管理办法》第十八条的规定，似乎所有进入市场的电子信息产品都要进行有毒有害物质的强制认证，但认证过程在《管理办法》中又没有明确，不知道认证会不会增加生产商、销售商、进口商的负担？
7. Q: According to Article 18 of the “Administrative Measure”, it seems all the electronic information products entering into the market need compulsory certification of toxic and hazardous substances. Certification process is not mentioned in the “Administrative Measure”. Will certification increase load for manufacturers, distributors, and importers?
答：《管理办法》明确了对电子信息产品中的有毒有害物质或元素的限制与禁止采用“目录管理”模式，只有进入《目录》的产品才会被要求进行CCC认证。因此，在《管理办法》开始施行（生效）时，没有进入《目录》的产品是不需要进行CCC认证的。产品进入《目录》是一个“渐进”的过程，将会确保企业有足够的时间做好相关的准备。对进入《目录》的产品实施CCC认证必然会增加生产这类产品的成本，这是毫无疑义的，这是为环境保护而必须付出的代价，但这对所有企业来说都是一样的，无论是中国企业、外国企业还是生产商、进口商都是一样的要求。
A: The “Administrative Measure” to restrict and prohibit toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products adopts a “catalogue administration” model; only catalogue-listed products are required CCC certification. Hence at the beginning of implementation (effectiveness) of the “Administrative Measure”, those products not listed in the catalogue do not need CCC certification. Products entering the “Catalogue” is a gradually advance process, (this process) will make sure that enterprises have enough time to prepare for. There is no question that CCC certification for catalogue listed products will increase production cost. This is the price to pay for environmental protection. The requirements are the same to Chinese enterprises, foreign enterprises, manufacturers, retailers, and importers.
八、问：《管理办法》2006年2月 28 日就颁布了，它将于2007年3月1日开始施行，但有毒有害物质的限制与禁止的实施期限还没有时间表。这里出现了三个时间，请问这三个时间各是什么意思？
8. Q: The “Administrative Measure” was promulgated February 28, 2006. It takes effect March 1, 2007. There is no timetable for the restriction and prohibition of toxic and hazardous substances. Here appears three time lines. What do these three time lines mean?
答：《管理办法》的颁布时间是指本规章正式发布的时间，从这天开始，《管理办法》将不再进行征求意见和修改；施行时间是《管理办法》法律效力生效的时间，从这一天开始，除了关于进入《目录》的有关规定未开始执行，其他的规定都开始执行了。使用有毒有害物质或元素的电子信息产品进入《目录》的时间目前还没有时间表。《管理办法》第二十一条是这样规定的：“根据产业发展的实际状况，由信息产业部商发展改革委、商务部、海关总署、工商总局、质检总局、环保总局，发布被列入电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录的电子信息产品中不得含有有毒有害物质的实施期限。”因此，进入《目录》的产品实施有毒有害物质或元素控制的时间在《管理办法》中并未确定。
A: The promulgated date for the “Administrative Measure” is the date the Administrative Measure was formally promulgated. Starting this day, the “Administrative Measure” does not ask for opinions and revision. Effective date is the date the “Administrative Measure” takes effect by law. Starting this date, all the related rules take effect, except those entering “Catalogue” related rules not having been implemented. There is no timetable for the use of toxic and hazardous substances of electronic information products listed in the key administrative catalogue. Article 21 of the “Administrative Measure” states: “Based on the actual circumstances of industrial development, MII shall coordinate with NDRC, MofCom, Customs, SAIC, AQSIQ, and SEPA to promulgate the implementing timeline for the ban of toxic or hazardous substances or elements in electronic information products.” Hence, the time to control toxic and hazardous substances in “catalogue” listed products is not stated in the “Administrative Measure”.
九、问：从《管理办法》的内容安排可以看出，电子信息产品污染控制重点管理目录和电子信息产品污染控制标准将成为《管理办法》的两个重要支撑。有关“目录”的问题前面已经讲得非常清楚了，但有关标准的制定情况介绍得不多。请介绍一下标准制定的进展情况。
9. Q: From the arrangement of the “Administrative Measure”, a key administrative catalogue of electronic information products and standards for the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products will be the two key supports for the “Administrative Measure”. Please introduce the process of formulation of standards of the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products.
答：信息产业部在2004年启动了电子信息产品污染控制标准的制定工作。信息产业部的思路是：积极跟踪、实质性参与国际标准的制定；完成国标委委托的起草电子电气产品有害物质浓度检测程序国家标准的任务；制定电子信息产品污染控制行业标准。目前，信息产业部已经派员积极参与了IEC/TC111的活动，在国标委的统一协调下，牵头组织了中国对应TC111 WG3的一个技术委员会（目前暂称为中国WG3工作组）；组建电子电气产品有害物质浓度检测程序国家标准工作组的工作已经完毕；电子信息产品污染控制标准工作组于2004年10月成立，负责起草制定电子信息产品有毒有害物质的限量标准、检测标准、无铅焊接标准、认证与标识标准等行业标准。
A: The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) started the formation of standards for the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products in 2004. MII’s thought is to actively follow and be involved in the formation of international standards, complete the task authorized by the Standard Administration of China to draft test procedure(s) of toxic and hazardous substances in electronic and electric products, and formulate industry standards for the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products. At this time, MII has sent personnel to attend international IEC/TC111 activities. Under coordination by the Standard Administration of China, a technical committee is formed in corresponding to the TC111 WG3 (China WG3 working group). The task of forming a working group for test procedures of national standards for the density of toxic substances of electronic and electrical products is completed. The formation of a working group for industry standards for the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products was established in October, 2004. This working group is responsible for the formation of a limit standard, a test standard, a leadless soldering standard, and certification and marking standards.
目前，已经立项的电子信息产品污染控制行业标准有八个，包括《电子信息产品中有毒有害物质的限量要求》（以下简称《限量要求》）、《电子信息产品污染控制标识要求》（以下简称《标识要求》）、《电子信息产品中有毒有害物质的检测方法》（以下简称《检测方法》）和五个关于无铅焊接的标准；另外还有一个正在立项中的行业指导性技术文件，即《电子信息产品环保使用期限通则》。其中《限量要求》、《标识要求》和《检测方法》三个标准已经颁布，标准号分别为SJ/T 11363-2006、SJ/T 11364-2006、SJ/T 11365-2006，其余标准正在制定当中。
At this time, there are eight industrial standards for the prevention of pollution caused by electronic information products being setup, including “Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain hazardous substances in Electronic Information Products” (limit requirements), “Marking for the control of pollution caused by Electronic Information Products” (marking requirements), “Testing Methods for Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products” (test methods), and five standards regarding leadless soldering. In addition, there is one industrial guideline document being under preparation, i.e., “General rules for the environmental-friendly use period of electronic information products”. Among them, the Limit Requirements, the Marking Requirements, and Test Methods standards have been promulgated. The standard numbers are SJ/T 11363-2006, SJ/T 11364-2006, SJ/T 11365-2006. Other standards are under development.
电子信息产品污染控制标准的制定过程一是非常“标准”、规范，严格按照标准的制定程序，成立了标准组，制定了章程；二是公开、透明，对所有企业单位是开放的，标准组最初成立时仅有二十多家企业、单位，目前已经有一百多家企业、单位；三是标准的制定体现了和国际标准接轨，力争“等同采用”，由于国际标准目前尚未出台，所以，我们是通过跟踪、参与，了解信息，力争使我们的行业标准具有“高起点、与国际标准看齐”的特点，使得其在将来可以顺利地转换为等同采用国际标准的国家标准。
The formulation process of pollution control standards of electronic information products: first, it is a very “standardized” regulation. (The process) strictly followed the formation procedures of standards, founded a standard committee, and formulated rules. Second, it is public and transparent. It opens to all the enterprises. When the standard committee was founded, there were only about twenty enterprises and organizations. Now, it has more than one hundred enterprises and organizations. Third, the formulation of standards is in line with international standards, and to be adopted identically. Since an international standard has not been promulgated, through tracking, involvement, and understand information, we try to make our industrial standards having a “high starting point” to be lined up with international standards for the purpose of easy transformation to the national standards in the future.
十、问：《管理办法》和《标识要求》、《限量要求》是什么关系？
10. Q: What is the relationship among the “Administrative Measure”, “Marking Requirements”, and “Limits Requirements”?
答：《管理办法》是信息产业部、发展改革委、商务部、海关总署、工商总局、质检总局、环保总局等七部门联合制定的一部国务院部门规章，以第39号联合部长令的形式发布，其中包括有关标识电子信息产品环保信息以及进入《目录》的电子信息产品中有毒有害物质或元素应限量或禁止使用的规定；《标识要求》和《限量要求》两标准依据《管理办法》制定，以标准的形式进一步细化和规范了《管理办法》中有关标识和限量的要求。《标识要求》和《限量要求》是《管理办法》贯彻实施的重要配套标准，虽然其本身的性质是推荐性的，但由于《管理办法》的引用而必须强制执行。
十一、问：为了配合《管理办法》的实施，电子信息产品污染控制标准工作组制定了一些配套的标准例如检测方法的标准，质检总局和国标委也在制定类似的标准，这些标准之间有什么关系？
11. Q: What is the relationship between the standards developed by the MII and the standards developed by the AQSIQ for the pollution control of electronic information products, to fulfill the implementation of the “Administrative Measure”?
答：目前，电子信息产品污染控制标准工作组为了配合《管理办法》的贯彻实施，制定了一系列电子信息产品污染控制的电子行业标准；质检总局发布的检测方法标准则属于质检系统的行业标准，是为了帮助企业出口进行欧盟RoHS检测需要制定的；国标委目前组织制定的系列国家标准也是为了适应国内企业开展RoHS工作需要，其中拟等同采用国际标准的检测国家标准项目尚未正式启动，只有一些属于技术性指导文件的国标项目在制定中。
十二、问：《管理办法》规定电子信息产品的设计和生产也要符合相应的国家或行业标准，在满足工艺条件的前提下，采用利于环保的方案，那么对于产品设计和生产有无硬性措施？
12. Q: To satisfy process condition under premise and adopt favor environment protection plan, the “Administrative Measure” requires design and manufacture of electronic information products to meet corresponding national or industrial standards. Is there any mandatory measure for product design and manufacturing?
答：《管理办法》对电子信息产品的设计和生产导入了一个环境友好型产品设计和生产的理念。对产品的设计和生产提出了两点要求：一是依据电子信息产品有毒有害物质控制的国家标准或行业标准；二在确保功能、性能的前提下，以现实的技术和工艺为基础，尽量采用无毒无害或低毒低害易降解、便于回收利用的方案。但这个规定只是倡导性的，并无硬性措施。
A: The “Administrative Measure” introduces a good concept of environment-friendly design and manufacture of electronic information products. It gives two requirements for the design and manufacture: the first one is based on the national or industrial standards of control of toxic and hazardous substances of electronic information products, the second one is, under the premise of ensuring function and performance, based on the practical technique and process, adopts non toxic non hazardous or low toxic low hazardous, easy resolve, easy recycle methods. This is for recommendation. There is no mandatory measure.
十三、问：电子信息产品的定义中的“家用电子产品”是否包括传统意义的“白家电”和“黑家电”？
13. Q: Does “household electronic products” defined in electronic information products include traditional “white household electronics” and “black household electronics”?
答：传统意义的“白家电”主要指冰箱、洗衣机、空调等家用电器产品，“黑家电”主要是指电视机、收音机、激光视盘机、音响等家用电子产品。目前为止，“白家电”仍未被国家统计主管部门认可为“电子信息产品”，因此，《管理办法》的适用范围不包括“白家电”。电子信息产品中的“家用电子产品”指的是通常意义上的“黑家电”，不包括“白家电”。虽然“白家电”整机不属于电子信息产品，但部分“白家电”的组件却是电子信息产品，这些组件如以为生产配套为目的直接供货给整机生产商的时候不受《管理办法》规定的约束，但这些组件单独作为商品销售的时候则应该符合《管理办法》的有关规定。
A: Traditional meaning of “white household electronics” refers to refrigerators, washers, air conditioners, etc.; “black household electronics” refers to televisions, radio receivers, CD players, audio devices, etc. To date, “white household electronics” have not been included in the electronic information products by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Hence, the scope of the “Administrative Measure” does not include “white household electronics”. “Household electronics products” in electronic information products refer to “black household electronics”, not include “white household electronics”. Although “white household electronics” products are not categorized as electronic information products, some of their subassemblies are. These subassemblies do not need to meet the requirements set by the Administrative Measure if they are supplied to the product manufacturers. However, if these subassemblies are sold as merchandise, they have to meets the requirements set by the Administrative Measure.
十四、问：欧盟RoHS指令只是针对终端产品，《管理办法》监管的对象是否也是仅针对终端产品？是否包括供应链上所有的产品？
14. Q: The EU RoHS focuses on the end products. Does the “Administrative Measure” also focus on the end products? Does it include all the products in the supply chain?
答：《管理办法》监管的对象包括供应链上所有的产品。尽管电子元器件产品和电子材料产品不是终端产品，但这些产品中同样可能含有有毒有害物质，同样可能对环境造成污染。因此，《管理办法》直接将这些产品纳入其调整范围。欧盟的RoHS指令中尽管没有将这些产品纳入调整范围，但其对终端产品的要求是通过产业上下游供应链的关系，间接传递给了电子元器件产品和电子材料产品。因此，与欧盟的RoHS指令相比，《管理办法》只是将产品范围规定得更明确而已。
A: The “Administrative Measure” covers all the products in the supply chain. Electronic components and materials are not end products. These products may include toxic and hazardous substances to pollute the environment. Hence the “Administrative Measure” includes these products. Although EU RoHS do not include these products, through the downstream supply chain, indirectly requires electronic components and materials. Compared to EU RoHS, the “Administrative Measure” defines products scope more detail.
十五、问：汽车内的一些电子产品是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
15. Q: Are electronic products used in vehicles covered by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：专门为汽车生产配套直接供货给汽车生产者的电子产品不属于《管理办法》的监管对象，但是单独出售的可用于汽车行业的电子信息产品属于《管理办法》的调整对象。
A: Assemblies/Subassemblies manufactured for used in automobiles and directly supplied to automobile manufacturers do not belong to the supervisory objects of the “Administrative Measure”. Electronic information products that can be used in automobiles and sell independently belong to the supervisory objects of the regulation.
十六、问：维修配件和整机包换产品是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
16: Q: Do service parts and exchange products belong to the restricted objects of the “Administrative Measure”?
答：在售后服务中，用于维修或升级的零部件，不属于《管理办法》调整对象。但如果作为单独的商品出售的则属于《管理办法》的调整范围。
A: Parts used for service or upgrade during after sale service do not belong to the supervisory objects of the “Administrative Measure”. If sell individually, they belong to the supervisory objects of the “Administrative Measure”.
十七、问：“雷达”是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
17. Q: Do radars belong to the restricted objects of the “Administrative Measure”?
答：雷达是电子信息产品。因此，雷达产品属于《管理办法》的调整对象，但军用雷达除外。
A: Radars are electronic information products. They belong to the restricted objects of the “Administrative Measure”.
十八、问：电池是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
18. Q: Are batteries restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：虽然欧盟RoHS指令不包括电池，但欧盟有专门的电池指令。在中国，《分类注释》中列明的电池产品，应满足《管理办法》的要求；《分类注释》中未列明的，不受《管理办法》约束。
A: Although EU RoHS does not include batteries, EU has a specific directive for batteries. In China, batteries are clearly included in the “Note”, they must meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”. (Products) not listed in the Note are not restricted by the “Administrative Measure”.
十九、问：医疗电子设备及器械是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
19. Q: Are medical electronic equipment and devices restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：《分类注释》中“电子应用产品”包括“家用电子电器”和“医疗电子设备及器械”，因此《分类注释》中所列出的“医疗电子设备及器械”属于电子信息产品，应该符合《管理办法》的要求。
A: “Electronic Application Products” in the “Note” include “household electronic devices” and “medical electronic equipment and devices”, hence “medical electronic equipment and devices” listed in the “Note” belong to electronic information products and must meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”.
二十、问：电子工业专用设备产品是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？是否需要加贴标识？
20. Q: Are special equipment used in electronic industry restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：在《分类注释》里面已经明确列出的电子工业专用设备产品属于《管理办法》的调整对象，也需要符合《管理办法》的要求，2007年3月1日以后投放市场的该类产品也需要加贴标识。
A: Special equipment used in electronic industry listed clearly in the “Note” is restricted by the “Administrative Measure”. It must meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”. After March 1, 2007, that type of products to be on the market must be affixed label.
二十一、问：复印机是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
21. Q: Are copiers restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：目前在《分类注释》里面没有列出复印机，因此复印机目前不属于电子信息产品范畴，不受《管理办法》的调整。信息产业部目前正在对现行的《电子信息产品统计管理办法》进行修订，修订后的《统计管理办法》将会对现有电子信息产品范畴进行调整。之后，有关《分类注释》也会进行调整，包括复印机在内的一些产品有可能会被列入电子信息产品范畴。
A: At present time, the “Note” does not list copiers. Therefore, copiers are not electronic information products and not subject to the “Administrative Measure”. Ministry of Information Industry is revising the “Statistical Administrative Measure on Electronic Information Products”. After the revision, the “Statistical Administrative Measure” will adjust the scope of electronic information products. The “Note” will be adjusted accordingly. Products including copiers may be included in the scope.
二十二、问：硒鼓、墨盒等消耗品是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？复印机用的硒鼓、墨盒等是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
22. Q: Are selenium drum, ink, and etc. consuming products restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：根据《分类注释》，硒鼓、墨盒等消耗品属于计算机行业产品中的“电子计算机配套产品及耗材”一类，应该符合《管理办法》要求。《电子信息产品分类注释》中列明的硒鼓、墨盒等并未指明是复印机用还是打印机或其他类似用途机器用，实质上就是适用于复印机用硒鼓、墨盒的，也就是说，复印机用的硒鼓、墨盒等也属于《管理办法》的调整对象，应该符合《管理办法》要求。但由于复印机目前不在《管理办法》的调整范围，所以专门为复印机生产配套、直接供货给复印机生产者的复印机用硒鼓、墨盒不受《管理办法》规定的约束，但是单独出售的复印机用硒鼓、墨盒需要满足《管理办法》的要求。
二十三、问：电子测量仪器是否属于《管理办法》的调整对象？
23. Q: Is measurement instrument restricted by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：在《管理办法》的定义中已经明确包括电子测量仪器产品，《分类注释》中所列出的电子测量仪器产品属于《管理办法》的约束对象，应该符合《管理办法》的要求。
A: The definition of the “Administrative Measure” clearly includes electronic measurement instrument products. Electronic measurement instrument products listed in the “Note” are bound to the “Administrative Measure”. They must meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”.
二十四、问：光盘、CD、VCD、DVD产品是否应该满足《管理办法》？
24. Q: Do blank CD, VCD, and DVD products subject to the “Administrative Measure”?
答：单独销售的光盘、CD、VCD、DVD等空白盘片应按照《管理办法》及《标识要求》规定进行标识。已经刻录有内容的各种光盘、CD、VCD、DVD等属于软件产品的暂不需要满足《管理办法》要求。
A: Blank CD, VCD, and DVD products sold independently subject to the “Administrative Measure” and the “Marking Requirements”. Non-blank CD, VCD, and DVD, etc. software products do not subject to the “Administrative Measure”, temporarily.
二十五、问：对于某些产品表面的一些塑模或纸质标签，是否也需要符合《管理办法》的要求？
25. Q: Need plastic or paper labels on top of the products meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：电子信息产品表面的一些塑模、纸质或其他材料的标签，以及产品的说明书等可以暂不考虑满足《管理办法》的要求。
A: Labels made of plastic, paper, or other materials and product instruction manuals, etc. do not need to meet, temporarily, the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”.
二十六、问：二手电子信息产品是否需要满足《管理办法》要求？
26. Q: Need second hand products (used products) meet the requirements set by the “Administrative Measure”?
答：二手产品不在《管理办法》调整范围之内。
A: Second hand products are not under the scope of the “Administrative Measure”.
二十七、问：关于在分类注释中“其他”产品，应如何理解？
27. Q: How to understand the “others” listed in the “Note”?
答：现阶段在《分类注释》中没有明确列入的产品不做考虑。
A: At the present stage, those products not clearly listed in the “Note” are not considered.
二十八、问：如何理解《管理办法》第三条设置的“7、国家规定的其他有毒有害物质或元素”？
28. Q: How to interpret “7. Other toxic or hazard substances or elements set by the State” under Article 3 of the “Administrative Measure”?
答：《电子信息产品污染控制管理办法》当前所限制使用的有毒有害物质只有铅、汞、镉、六价铬、多溴联苯和多溴二苯醚（十溴二苯醚除外）六种，和欧盟RoHS指令一致。《管理办法》第三条设置的“国家规定的其他有毒有害物质或元素”是中国法律规范性文件的一般表述方式，与欧盟RoHS指令第五条“适应科学和技术进步”所表达的意思是一致的。随着技术的发展和对环境要求的不断提高，除了上述六种有毒有害物质以外，可能会发现有其他物质也会对人体和环境造成较大的危害，需要限制使用，这里的“其他有毒有害物质或元素”就是为以后可能增加限制使用的有毒有害物质或元素做准备，以便进行相应修改。
A: At present time, the “Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products” restricts the use of six toxic and hazardous substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl Ethers (PBDE). These restricted substances are the same as the EU RoHS’. “7. Other toxic or hazard substances or elements set by the State” under Article 3 of the “Administrative Measure” is a general expression in Chinese legal document. It is Chinese legal language. This is similar to Article 5 of the EU RoHS. As technology development and environment requirement advance, new substances, in addition to the above listed six items, may be added. Here’s “other toxic or hazard substances or elements” is a preparation for the possible addition for the restriction of use of toxic and hazardous substances.
二十九、问：什么是“电子信息产品环保使用期限”？环保使用期限是否等同于安全使用期限？如何确定某产品的环保使用期限？环保使用期限是否要政府审批？
29. Q: What is the “environmental-friendly use period of electronic information products”? Is environmental-friendly use period identical to the safety use period? How to determine environmental-friendly use period? Does it need to be approved by the government?
答：电子信息产品环保使用期限特指环境质量安全的期限，仅指电子信息产品中含有的有毒有害物质或元素不致发生外泄或突变从而对环境造成污染或对人身、财产造成严重损害的期限。环保使用期限不等于安全使用期限，不包含因电性能安全、电磁安全等方面因素所限定的使用期限。环保使用期限可以小于也可以大于产品的安全使用期限。
A: Environmental-friendly use period of electronic information products specifically refers to the environmental quality safety period. This only refers to the period that toxic and hazardous substances or elements in electronic information products do not leak to pollute the environment or harm human beings and properties. The environmental-friendly use period is not identical to the safety use period. It does not include the period limited (regulated) by electric safety, electromagnetic safety, etc. The environmental-friendly use period can be shorter or longer than the safety use period.
为了对消费者和制造商负责以及实现保护环境的目的，设定“电子信息产品环保使用期限”是必要的，也是有益的。电子信息产品的环保使用期限由制造商或进口商自行制定，主要考虑到企业对自己生产的产品比较清楚，更容易制定出产品合理而科学的环保使用期限。如果企业将自己产品的环保使用期限制定得比较长，则承担责任的时间就会比较长；如果制定的期限比较短，则失去一定的市场竞争力。因此，企业必须客观、科学地制定自己产品的环保使用期限。超过环保使用期限的产品应该进入废弃环节，进行回收、处理和再利用，否则将可能发生有毒有害物质或元素的外泄或突变。当然，环保使用期限是产品在正常环境条件下使用的环保使用时间，而非极端环境下使用的环保使用时间。
For the purpose of responsible for consumers and manufacturers and protect environment, it is necessary to regulate the environmental-friendly use period and it is beneficial. A manufacturer or an importer sets the environmental-friendly use period of electronic information products by itself. This is based on the consideration that enterprises know their own products and are easier to set a reasonable and scientific environmental-friendly use period. If an enterprise sets the environmental-friendly use period of its products too long, it takes longer responsibility. If an enterprise sets the environmental-friendly use period of its products too short, it loses its market competition. Hence, an enterprise must be optimistic and scientific to set the environmental-friendly use period of its products. For those products exceeding the environmental-friendly use period, they should be entering the waste cycle, recycling, process and reuse. Otherwise, the toxic and hazardous substances may leak or penetrate. Of course, environmental-friendly use period is the environmental-friendly use period under normal environment of products. It is not the environmental-friendly use period under extreme environment.
在中国，与电子信息产业有关的行业协会有十几个，几乎所有的电子信息产品生产企业都有自己的行业协会，每个协会对本行业产品的平均技术都有一个比较清晰的了解，行业协会代表了行业整体，而非某一个企业，因此，由行业协会制定本行业产品的环保使用期限的指导意见具有一定的科学性和客观性，信息产业部鼓励这些行业协会自行制定本行业产品的环保使用期限的指导意见。向信息产业部备案，主要是为了政府主管部门了解行业的整体情况以及实现对行业的监管。
In China, there are tens of industrial organizations related to the information industry. They almost cover all the electronic information products. Each organization has a better understanding of its products. An organization represents the whole industry, not a particular enterprise. Therefore, the advisory comments provided by the industrial organizations are scientific and optimistic. Ministry of Information Industry (MII) encourages these industrial organizations submitting the environmental-friendly use period for its industrial products.
环保使用期限不需要政府审批。
The environmental-friendly use period does not need to be approved by the government.
三十、问：如果产品中包含需定期更换的含有有毒有害物质的部件（如铅酸蓄电池等），且该部件的环保使用期限远低于产品的其他部分，在这种情况下，如何定义并标识整个产品的环保使用期限？
30. Q: If a product include a part with toxic and hazardous substance which required to be replaced periodically (such as a lead battery), and the environment-friendly use period is shorter than the other parts, in this situation, how to define and indicate the environment-friendly use peri