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Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products

(Draft, Version of April 2006)

Table of Content

Preface

1.                 Scope

2.                 Normative Files

3.                 Terms and Definition

3.1            Substance

3.2            Toxic and Hazardous Substances or Elements

3.3            Electronic Information Products (EIP)

3.4            Producer of EIP

3.5            Materials

3.6            Homogeneous Materials

3.7            Adding (Hazardous Substances) Intentionally

3.8            Components

3.9            Test Unit

3.10       Arbitration Test Method

3.11       Commission Test

3.12       Identification Test

4.       Technical Requirements

4.1            Classification of Materials (Unit) in EIP

4.2            Requirements for Concentration Limits for Hazardous Substances

5.       Test Rule

5.1            Test Unit

5.2            Test Method

5.3            Commission Test

5.4            Identification Test

6.       Qualification Evaluation

Preface

At present, due to the function need and production technique, many electronic information products still contain large amounts of hazardous substances or elements, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, etc.  Without proper handling, these electronic information products containing hazardous substances will cause pollution to the environment and waste resources after abandoning.  Therefore, the work, with a major mission of content reduction or substitution of hazardous substances, on the control of pollution caused by electronic information products has been brought up to the government administrative department.

In order to conserve resources and protect the environment, seven departments, including the Ministry of Information Industry, of the State Council formulated the �gAdministrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products�h to promote the control of pollution in order to restrict or prohibit the use of the above six hazardous substances or elements.

This standard is formulated in conjunction with the implementation of  the �gAdministrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products�h.  This standard formulates the reasonable limits for the restriction of use of hazardous substances, taking into account the need from electronic information products manufacturers to control pollution caused by toxic and hazardous substances, the possibility of supervision or test, lining up with international standards, combination of current status, financial, and technical possibility of industry.

This standard is submitted and approved by the Ministry of Information Industry

This standard will be filed by the Electronic Standardization Institute of the Ministry of Information Industry

This standard is drafted by the Ministry of Information Industry

This standard is drafted by: HUANG Jianzhong, WANG Xiaohan, LUO Daojun, ZHOU Cuifeng

The Ministry of Information Industry is responsible for the interpretation of this standard.

Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products

1        Scope

This standard regulates the maximum permissive concentration of hazardous substances in electronic information products.  This standard applies to electronic information products listed in the administrative catalogue as regulated by the �gAdministrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products�h

2        Normative Files

The articles in the following document, through the reference from this standard, become this standard�fs articles.  For any dated reference documents, the ongoing revisions are not applicable to this standard.  However, it encourages research on the applicability of the latest version.  For undated reference documents, the latest version applies.

SJXXXX – 200X

�gTest Method for the Restricted Substances in Electronic Information Products�h

3        Terms and Definitions

The following terminologies and definition apply to this standard.

3.1     Substances

Single substance or compound consisted by chemical elements in nature.

3.2     Toxic and Hazardous Substances or Elements

Substances or elements such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (not including decabromo diphenyl), etc.

3.3     Electronic Information Products (EIP)

Electronic information products manufactured by using electronic information technique, such as electronic radar products, electronic communication products, broadcast television products, computer products, household electronic products, electronic measuring instrument products, electronic professional use products, electronic component products, electronic application products, electronic material products, etc. and their accessories.

3.4     Producer of EIP

A natural or a legal person manufactures or imports electronic information products in the territory of China

3.5     Materials

Material is one substance or a mix of several substances, such as metal (coating, solder alloy, brass), plastic materials (ABS, nylon, PVC), ceramic (dielectric materials) etc.

3.6     Homogeneous materials

A material consists of one or multi substances homogeneous in every part.  Homogeneous material means a unit or material that cannot be mechanically disjointed (dug, ground, cut, etc.) into single materials.

3.7     Adding (Hazardous Substances) intentionally

Manufacturers using hazardous substances to reach specific function index of products are deemed as adding intentionally if one of the following situation applies:

1)    The content of lead, mercury, and cadmium does not meet the limit requirements using test methods from Article 5 of SJXXXX – 200X

2)    Hexavalent chromium is found by using test methods from Article 8.1 of SJXXXX – 200X

3.8     Components

For the purpose of this standard, components mean structural unit with certain function or usage, such as enclosures, frames, screws, switches, conductors, etc.

3.9     Test Unit

A unit can be tested without further mechanical disjointing.

3.10   Arbitration Test Method

When a dispute arises regarding analytical test method between both parties involved, analytical test method used by the third party laboratory authorized by both parties or by a supervisory organization.

3.11   Commission Test

Testing requested by an initial party. An initial party can be a manufacturer, a customer, or a beneficial party of the test sample.

3.12   Identification Test

A test appointed by a supervisory organization or negotiation with the beneficial party, following certain sampling procedures and strict standard procedures.  Test results can be used as a judicial basis

4        Technical Requirements

General speaking, electronic information products consist of components and materials.  The basic unit is material.  For the purpose of efficiently controlling the use of hazardous substances, basin units (materials) of electronic information products are classified as shown in Table 1. When the clarification is duplicate or conflict, follow the order of EIP-A/EIP-B/EIP-C.  This means if a product can be classified as EIP-A, it is not appropriate to classify it as EIP-B or EIP-C.  Each material or component of electronic information products must meet the technical requirement listed in Table 2.

4.1     Classification of Materials (Units) in EIP

 Table 1   Classification of Materials in Electronic Information Products

4.2     Requirements for Concentration Limits for Hazardous Substances

A manufacturer shall classify its materials based on Table 1, and control the content of hazardous substances to meet limit requirement in Table 2.   Test organizations of electronic information products shall breakdown a product into the types listed in Table 1, then perform the test to determine if the Table 2 requirement is met.

Table 2   Requirements for Concentration Limits for Hazardous Substances

5        Test Rule

To evaluate if the content of toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products meets the requirements set by this standard, a unified procedure and test method must be adopted.

5.1     Test Unit

Test unit is the unit listed in Table 1.

5.2     Test Method

Test method for toxic and hazardous substances in electronic information products is referred to SJXXXX-200X, �gTest Method for the Restricted Substances in Electronic Information Products�h

5.3     Commission Test

Test is performed in a laboratory approved by a manufacturer.  Test samples are at the manufacturer�fs choice.  Follow test methods or procedures stated in Articles 5.1-5.2.  Commission test applies to the supervisory control of hazardous substances on factory incoming materials or manufacturing process.

5.4     Identification Test

Test must be performed in a recognized laboratory.  Follow test methods or procedures stated in Articles 5.1-5.2.  Identification test applies to market surveillance and management.

6        Qualification Evaluation

An electronic information product passes if its content of hazardous substances in each unit of electronic information product meets the requirements listed in Table 2.  Otherwise, the product fails.

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