RoHS/REACH Compliance Guide: Environmental Regulation Requirements

While CCA materials are inherently RoHS-compliant, testing is recommended for: customer requirements, certification needs, and verifying auxiliary materials (lubricants, coatings). A declaration of conformity with supporting material certificates is typically sufficient for compliance demonstration.

EU RoHS restricts ten substances and requires CE marking with declaration of conformity. China RoHS (GB/T 26572) has similar substance restrictions but requires environmental protection use period marking and disclosure of hazardous substances content. Both regulations apply to electrical and electronic products.

The SVHC list is updated every six months (January and June). Manufacturers should subscribe to ECHA notifications and review the list after each update to ensure continued compliance. Currently there are 240+ substances on the list.