AMPHENOL COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS
CHINA-RoHS
(电子信息产品污染控制管理办法) 常问问题
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1) What is
China RoHS is the acronym
for "
See full
text in English
at the PRC MOFCOM Website: >>> Measures
for Administration of the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products
See full
text in简体中文at the PRC MII Website :
>>> Measures for the
Administration of the Pollution Control
of Electronic Information Products
2) When does
China-RoHS is being implemented in Two distinct Phases.
PHASE
1 (一期) March 1, 2007:Labeling
requirement for Products or MAJOR
detachable product sub-components only listed as Electronic Information
Products.
Label
will indicate substances above the MCVs and also the Environment-Friendly Use
Period (EFUP).
Labeling
requirements only apply “to the end product but label information must cover
all component parts of the product”.
PHASE 2(二期)Timetable not fixed : Substance restrictions and pre-market
testing required for China RoHS Catalogue listing.
3) What is the SCOPE范围of China RoHS?
The Measures
“shall apply to control and reduction of pollution and other public hazards to
the environment caused during the production,
4) Is the SCOPE 范围of
NO, it is not. China RoHS includes: Radar Systems, Electronic Test Equipment,
Automotive Electronics, Semiconductor & other components,
Medical
Devices & Products, Electronic Components, Batteries, Packaging Material.
5) Are components
(CONNECTORS连接器) required to follow Labeling and
Disclosure Table requirements under
NO, they are not but all necessary information
required by the end product user to meet
6) Are DISTRIBUTORS allowed to add
NO, they are not.
Distributors should not affix a
7) How is Hong Kong香港 treated? Is it included in
The Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region香港特别行政区 (Hong
Kong SAR ) is a separate legal entity until 2047 so it is NOT under the scope
of China RoHS. Products shipped from Hong Kong into
8) Who will certify compliance to
Inspections
will be done by the local entry-exit inspection and quarantine offices (CIQs)
on a spot-check basis in the PRC
For more information
about Inspections see the PRC AQSIQ Website >> General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection & Quarantine of the PRC
9) What are the specific requirements of
The
Measures requires the substitution of various heavy metals (Lead, Mercury,
Cadmium and Hexavalent Chromium plus Brominated flame retardants
(polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) plus
Other toxic or harmful substances or elements prescribed by the state in
Electronic Information Products.
10) What are “Electronic Information Products”电子信息产品as defined by the Measures ?
The Measure
states that this refers to “electronic radar products, electronic communication
products, broadcast and television products, computer products, household
electronic products, electronic measurement instrument products, security
products for electron, electronic component products, electronic application
products, electronic material products, and other relative products and their accessory
parts”.
11) What does
NO it is different. The time that a product is “being put
on the market” is the “production date” - the date the product comes off the
production line.
12) Is
The Maximum
Concentration Values最高浓度值 (MCVs) or “Threshold limits” for the 6 specified substances
are the same but there are critical differences.
13) How is
The main differences are:
A) China RoHS has NO EXEMPTIONS (没有豁免).
B) China RoHS requires specific Labeling of End
Product indicating substances
above the MCVs plus the Environment-Friendly
Use Period (EFUP).
“Marking for the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products” SJ/T11364-2006, “Labeling standard”. (AeA Translation pdf).
“Requirements for
Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information
Products” (See 13 Below) “MCV standard”
C) China RoHS will require Testing of
the End Product at a Chinese laboratory plus Registration in a Ministry of
Information Industry (MII) Catalogue.
“ Testing Methods for Hazardous Substances in
Electronic Information Products” SJ/T 11365-2006 “Testing Standard”. (AeA Translation pdf).
14) Are there any plans for EXEMPTIONS under
At the time of publication, there are still NO EXEMPTIONS (没有豁免).contemplated.
15) What are the specific amounts permissible of these 6 substances
by the
The substances Maximum Concentration Values (MCVs) or “Threshold Amounts” are defined in this standard “Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products” SJ/T 11363-2006, “MCV standard” pdf. These limits ARE THE SAME AS EU RoHS before exemptions.
16) What is a HOMOGENEOUS material under
This would be a material that cannot be mechanically separated into
different materials and is less than 4mm3 in volume for small components.
Note: This is a different definition than EU RoHS (e.g. Plating on a Chip Capacitor would not require separation).
17) How does this influence the
calculation of concentration levels in a part?
If the entire component (if it is less than 4mm3 in volume is
below the requirement of 0.1% Lead then it would be considered compliant to
China RoHS,
even though the plating by itself may exceed the 0.1% Lead MCV.
18) Is the China Ministry of Information Industry going to support or endorse
the use of IPC-1752 as a global material declararation standard.
NO, the Ministry of Information Industry has not shown any interest in this.
19) How does ACP handle questionnaires /surveys sent by Customers regarding
the
Since all Amphenol Divisions operate separately, ACP can only answer
questions about the parts from our divisions. However, we will either
forward the documentation or direct you, as far as possible, to the
appropriate Amphenol Division that relates to the parts in question if they are
not ours.
Please find the link to the Amphenol CORPORATE site for all Amphenol Divisions >>>> AMPHENOL WORLD HEADQUARTERS安费诺世界总部
20) Does Amphenol Commercial Products provide
The Measures do not require this but we will provide a China RoHS CofC after our Quality Assurance Dept verifies the individual component compliance records.
21) Does Amphenol Commercial Products provide
The Measures do not require a COMPONENT supplier to do this. However, we will provide a Material Declaration Sheet (MDS) with similar data, if requested.
22) How does Amphenol Commercial Products assure
Although it is difficult to have absolute guarantees of RoHS compliance,
ACP does perform the necessary ‘Due Diligence’ to confirm RoHS Compliance.
Like other manufacturers we request all of our vendors to provide their
own China RoHS CofCs or Third Party Test Reports for their RoHS processes.
Our own divisional Quality Assurance Labs then confirm the vendor’s
processes as being China RoHS compliant.
Also, we audit all of our world-wide suppliers regularly with planned
on-site inspections with ratings given to each vendor.
A vendor database is maintained by Amphenol Commercial Products
divisions.
Note: We do not normally supply copies of our Third Party Test Reports to our Customers but they are retained on file with us for 5yrs.
23) How do I know how to order a
Since this is new
legislation limited to
However, many of Amphenol Commercial
Products EU RoHS ‘E’ Series connectors
are also China-RoHS Compliant.
Contact an Amphenol Commercial Products PRODUCT MANAGER产品经理 for a specific request.