A meeting was held in Beijing on December 19th driven by the China Quality Management Association for Electronics Industry (CQAE). The main topic was to discuss the future development of the so called China RoHS “catalogue”.
Ahead of its release, initial proposals and comments are sought from industry associations, authorities and business. An “expert panel” (to be established) will make an assessment based on technical and economic factors.
From this, a report will be published and released for public comment. The subsequent conclusions will be submitted for government approval.
While there is no firm date for the publication of the full catalogue it was announced at the meeting that an initial, “symbolic”, catalogue, containing a few products will be made available by December 2008.
Some of the issues faced ahead of the proposed development include:
o Expert panel to be established by installing product teams
Research on issues such as:
o Which products should feature in the catalogue as a matter of priority, for example, the entire product, components or materials?
o Implementation of the CCC model for RoHS
o Certifying test houses
o The role of the supervisory authority
Catalogue development is not expected to make significant progress until these conditions are basically met or mostly decided.
Other work in progress includes a review of the EIP classifications, China WEEE, which will be gradually implemented following an initial pilot scheme, and guidelines on energy saving and the reduction of emissions within the electronics industry are in draft form and will be published early next year.
Have a great Christmas
Directive Decoder
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