Posts of Electrical and Electronic Equipments

South Korea stipulates reduction of mandatory recycling quantity by using raw materials derived from waste synthetic resins

Management plan for discarded solar panels also announced

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On December 30, 2022, South Korean government promulgated an amended version of Enforcement Decree of the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Presidential Decree No. …

China releases draft revision of RoHS-related industry standard for labeling

Different pieces of information on a product can be combined into a two-dimensional barcode

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a draft revision of a China RoHS-related industry standard called “Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical …

POPs Convention publishes report on the work of the eighteenth meeting of POPRC

Clarifying individual exemptions for Dechlorane Plus and UV-328

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The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention/hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”) published the Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (hereinafter referred to as “POPRC”) on …

India publishes New E-Waste Management Rules with expanded target products

Including higher targets for recycling and trading of EPR certificates

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On November 2, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India published the “E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.” These Rules replace the current E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and …

China revises regulations on railway transportation of dangerous goods

The revised regulations include a clear definition of dangerous goods and aim to manage the whole process of transportation effectively

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On Sept. 26, 2022, China’s Ministry of Transport issued revised regulations on safety in the railway transportation of dangerous goods, which will come into effect Dec. 1, 2022. Under the …

Philippines: WTO/TBT notification of proposal to expand energy labeled items

10 new regulated items to be added – ICT equipment, small household appliances, multimedia appliances, etc.

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NOTE: On December 1, 2022, the DOE of the Philippines officially published a regulation to expand the products covered by the Philippine Energy Label Program (PELP),  adding cooking and food …

Vietnam releases draft of new RoHS regulations to thoroughly revise existing rules

Four new phthalates would be added to the restricted substances

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On Aug. 19, 2022, the Vietnamese government issued a circular on a draft of a new RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) regulation, which is called the National Technical Regulation on …

Korea issues draft amendment to Eco-label Target Products and Certification Criteria

To add laptop computers, monitors, detergents, shampoo, conditioner, and clothing as the target of premium certification system

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On May 31, 2022, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea published a draft amendment to Eco-label Target Products and Certification Criteria. The Ministry of Environment explained that it has …