QC 080000: Are you ready to be certified?
Details about this standard and a self-auditing questionaire.
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EU RoHS Exemption 45
EU RoHS exemption 45 for electric and electronic initiators of explosives
RoHS Exemption List
Updated EU RoHS exemption lists of July 2021 per product category, with applicable expiring dates
REACH, SVHC, and SCIP... Online Training!
Online EU REACH compliance course covering the theory. Covered topics include SVHC, Annex XVII requirements, and SCIP notifications.
RoHS Standards
IEC 62321, 62474, 62476, 63000, and ISO 14065, 17025: Summary of these international standards for RoHS compliance.
PFAS and TSCA
PFAS chemicals like PFOA, PFOS, LC-PFCA, or PTFE – Teflon are regulated in the USA (TSCA), California (Prop. 65), and the EU (REACH, SVHC, POP).
EU RoHS Exemptions to be Updated
RoHS exemptions are essential when we assess a product. They should be monitored…
Environmental Labels
Explanation of some of the main product environmental marks applicable to the electronic equipment
EU RoHS Compliance Guide
Nervous about your product passing EU RoHS? Here is a complete seven-step guide to getting started.
Same Restricted Substances in Articles
Some of the restricted substances in products are the same from regulation to another.
EU RoHS Compliance Guide
A map and a table to find out applicable environmental product regulations per country or market
TSCA PBT PIP (3:1)
The latest TSCA regulation addresses the use of PIP (3:1). Due to its versatile nature, it is found in various products, leaving many companies affected by the restrictions.
RoHS & REACH in Assessing a Product
FAQ on RoHS and REACH while assessing electrical or electronic equipment (EEE)
New to RoHS, REACH and Prop. 65?
Depending on your business goals, assessing your products’ environmental compliance can be necessary against RoHS, REACH, and Prop. 65.
RoHS Certification per Product Category
Every RoHS product falls into a category with particular compliance rules.
Tutorial - How to Fill out the EPEC form
How to audit your supply chain against these various product environmental compliance regulations? Use the free EPEC form! Here is how.
RoHS Certification per Product Category
The latest version of the conflict minerals reporting template: 6.1
REACH SCIP Notification Tutorial and Tips
How to notify complex products on the SCIP database?
Everything you Wanted to Know on RoHS
Transcript on the Enviropass Webinar Youtube Video of Summer 2020.
RoHS 2 or 3: Does it Make a Difference?
Are we under EU RoHS 2 or RoHS 3? That is the question.
Prop. 65 - Indium and Molybdenum
Two new Prop. 65 substances added to the California Prop. 65 list!
Apply for a RoHS Exemption
It is possible to request RoHS exemptions of your electrical or electronic product, under certain conditions.
REACH SCIP Database
The implementation of SCIP, an online database for the notification of substances of very high concern (SVHC) under the European REACH regulation.
NAS411
The NAS411 standard on hazardous materials management program – HMMP, and what has to be done to implement it within your organization.
RoHS Scope: Large-Scale
The EU RoHS and WEEES directives exclude from their scopes so-called large-scale electrical and electronic products. What are they? What is considered large-scale?
RoHS Testing
What are the options and what is the best approach to verify a product RoHS compliance?
UK REACH
We already know the EU REACH regulation on chemicals. What is the UK REACH, stemming from the Brexit?
Brexit and UKCA
The UKCA mark is officially adopted when placing products to the UK market
EP&T
Enviropass regularly posts articles on the EP&T Magazine. Please find the article of August 2020 in the “Think Green’ heading.
REACH 211 SVHC
The potential addition of 2 reprotoxic SVHCs to the REACH list, by the end of 2020
ROHS, REACH, POP VIOLATIONS
What are the risks of being non-compliant with RoHS, REACH, POP, or other product environmental regulations? And how to avoid legal issues?
EU RoHS Technical File
Do you know that under EU RoHS, manufacturers must explain, in a procedure, how they comply?
REACH 209 SVHC
4 new REACH substances are added to the SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) list in July 2020
RoHS... Online Training!
Online courses Introduction to Product Environmental Compliance Starting at only $39.00
Europe RoHS with 12 Substances?
RoHS currently regulates 10 restricted substances. More substances to come in the coming years…
Simplifying WEEE Reporting
Very High Failure Rate of SVHC Declarations
SVHC Declarations: are they consistent with the actual presence of substances of very high concern in articles?
EN IEC 63000 For Environmental Product Assessment
In 2016, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published the standard IEC 63000 for the first time. This standard provides guidance for ‘technical documentation for the assessment of electrical and electronic products with respect to the restriction of hazardous substances’ which is useful for product testing documentary approach, especially when it comes to RoHS Compliance, particularly Europe RoHS.
EU Market Surveillance on Products
According to article 1, the objective of the European Regulation 2019/1020 on Market Surveillance and Compliance Products is to improve the functioning of the internal market by strengthening the market surveillance of products. Among other things, EU Member States must verify how efficient are the EU RoHS, REACH SVHC, Battery and Packaging regulations by July 21st, 2021. In doing so, a Product Compliance Network for coordinated enforcement is established (chapter 8 of 2019/1020) and the…
Updated EU RoHS Exemptions in February 2019
REACH 197
197 EU REACh SVHC. A video with details on the new substances
ISO 19011 version 2018
REACH 191
A total of ten SVHC were added in June 2018 to the European REACH SVHC list
Non-Compliant Products Found in the European Union
The European and Swedish Chemicals Agencies, respectively ECHA and KEMI, have both recently inspected hundreds of articles. Interestingly, ECHA has reported restricted phthalates in 20% of inspected toys and asbestos fibres in 14% of products. On its end, KEMI has found various non-compliant electrical and electronic products. According to the Swedish study, the main reasons for these violations are high levels or lead in soldering and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) in soft plastics….
REACH 181
A REACH candidate list with 181 EU SVHCs
REACH 174
One important addition of REACH SVHC: PFHxS
REACH - Guidance on articles - Guide technique : articles
On June 28th, 2017, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published the version 4.0 of the ”Guidance on requirements for substances in articles” in order to facilitate the implementation of REACH (EU regulation N. 1907/2006). According to the ECHA’s website: This document assists producers and importers of articles in identifying whether they have obligations under REACH; in particular in relation to registration and notification according to Article 7, and in relation to article supply chain…
Energy Efficiency - Canada - Efficacité énergétique
The Canadian Energy Efficiency Regulations 2016 (SOR/2016-311) provides energy efficiency & marking obligations for several categories of products including: Standby for electronic products Compact audio products Television (TV) and TV combination units Video products External power supplies that are designed to be used with household or office end-use products that constitue the primary load.
BC WEEE Requirements for Professional Equipment
Professional Equipment also under the BC WEEE scope…
EU RoHS Updated Exemptions List
The list of EU RoHS exemptions was updated in March 2017 by the European Commission. 4 new exemptions, with expiration dates, were created: 9b-I, 13b-I, 13b-II and 13b-III. Furthermore, expiration dates were added to exemptions 9b, 13a and 13b. The updated list is maintained by Enviropass. Please contact Enviropass for more details
IEC 63000 derived from EN 50581
REACH SVHC 168
Five additions of SVHC per REACH Europe
10 EU RoHS Substances
By passing delegated Directive 2015/863 (sometimes also called RoHS 3), the European Union has recently amended annex II of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS recast) and has added 4 phthalates to the restricted substances list: DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP.
REACH 163
A downloadable table of the 163 REACH SVHCs