Order No. 32 - Administrative Measures on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment ("China RoHS") is the Chinese equivalent of the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU.
The "China RoHS" lists the following substances for restriction in Article 3:
- Lead
- Mercury
- Cadmium
- Hexavalent chromium
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
- Other hazardous substances specified by the government
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
- Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
- Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
With Announcement No. 14, the National Standardization Administration Committee of the State Administration for Market Regulation adds the following substances to "China RoHS" through an amendment (No. 113) to standard GB/T 26572-2011:
- Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
- Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
- Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
The standard GB/T 26572 contains the limit values for prohibited substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The text of the "China RoHS" has not yet been amended. However, the regulation is binding from January 01, 2026.
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Author
Linda Kritzler (B. A.)
Material & Environmental Compliance Consultant
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
China RoHS, officially known as “Tthe Administrative Measure for the Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products”, came into force on March 1, 2007.
