John:
Here is the link to CA SB 50, Chapter 863 http://www.boe.ca.gov/sptaxprog/sb_50_bill_20040929_chaptered.htm Samuel Lifshutz Manager QA MRV Communications Inc. 20520 Nordhoff Street Chatsworth, CA 91311, USA Tel: (818) 772-6235 x265 Fax: (818) 772-0576 email: [email protected] www.mrv.com Registered by QMI to ISO 9001:2000 _____ From: Samuel Lifshutz Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 2:15 PM To: Tyra, John; jeff collins Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: RoHS / WEEE Directive Questions Hi John: Good clarification of a covered electronic device in California Senate Bill 50. The Section 1 of the California Senate Bill No.50, Chapter 863 provides reference the EU RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC. I attached the SB 50, but the posting to the EMC-PSTC list has been rejected because it contains an attachment of type 'APPLICATION/OCTET-STREAM'. Happy Holidays! Samuel Lifshutz Manager QA MRV Communications Inc. 20520 Nordhoff Street Chatsworth, CA 91311, USA Tel: (818) 772-6235 x265 Fax: (818) 772-0576 email: [email protected] www.mrv.com Registered by QMI to ISO 9001:2000 _____ From: Tyra, John [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:34 AM To: Samuel Lifshutz; jeff collins Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: RoHS / WEEE Directive Questions Hello Samuel, Excellent synopsis on the coming regulations! I ran this past our Environmental Group and they had the following clarification on the California Regs and info on Taiwan which might of interest to the group: California's SB-50 only applies to the following video display products not to all electronic equipment # Cathode ray tube containing devices (CRT devices) with CRTs greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) # Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) greater than four inches measured diagonally (X); # Computer monitors containing cathode ray tubes greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) # Laptop computers with liquid crystal display (LCD) screens greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) # LCD containing desktop monitors greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) # Televisions containing cathode ray tubes greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) Televisions containing liquid crystal display (LCD) screens greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) (added December 2004) Plasma televisions with screens greater than four inches measured diagonally (X) (added December 2004) There is no comparison between prop 65 and any of these directives. Prop 65 does not actually ban anything. It requires notification if consumers may be exposed to harmful levels. Taiwan has also recently passed rules which may require compliance to RoHS for sales to Taiwan. Have a happy and safe Holiday everyone........ Best regards, John Tyra Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance Manager Bose Corporation The Mountain, MS-450 Framingham, MA 01701-9168 phone: 508-766-1502 fax: 508-766-1145 From: [email protected] mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Samuel Lifshutz Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 6:24 PM To: jeff collins Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: RoHS / WEEE Directive Questions Jeff: My research on the subject, The “Green” law applies to Electrical & Electronic products with a cord, or a battery (There are few exemptions). California Senate Bill 50 signed into law 9/29/04, effective immediately: 1. Bans sale of RoHS non-compliant devices as of 1 January 2007 2. Requires manufacturers to notify all retailers, by 1 October 2004, which of manufactured products are subject to the waste recycling fee 3. Requires retailers to collect recycling fees from 1 January 2005 4. On or before 1, July 2005, and annually thereafter, requires each manufacturer of covered devices to submit a report to the Cal Integrated Waste on sales volumes and hazardous substances used. Japanese legislation introduced voluntary compliance law in 2002. China regulations follow RoHS & WEEE Directives from 1 July 2006. Other, like EPA, Maine, Washington, Oregon, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Alberta, Ontario and Australia, established or considering recycling programs. Products put on the market after 1 July 2006 (RoHS Directive) shall not exceed the limits of maximum allowed concentration for the following substances: 1. Lead - Pb .1% 2. Mercury - Hg .1% 3. Cadmium - (Cd) .01% 4. Hexavalent Chromium - Cr(Vi) .1% 5. Polybrominated biphenyls – PBB .1% 6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers – PBDE .1% * Producer will be required to issue a Supplier’s Declaration on RoHS conformity * Producer will have to obtain assurance (Supplier’s Declaration) >from their suppliers that materials/components comply with ROHS concentration levels * Producer may wish to undertake own analysis (budget $ for analysis services) for verification, or where no Supplier Declaration exists * The enforcement authority will carry out market surveillance and may conduct tests by unscrewing, cutting, crushing, grinding and abrasive processes to measure maximum concentration by weight in homogeneous materials. On offences and penalties: 1. For failing to submit compliance documentation liable to a fine up to level 5 on standard scale 2. For failing to comply with RoHS could result in unlimited fine on conviction on indictment 3. Allows for a third party prosecution On WEEE Directive: * Products sold in after 13 August 2005 (WEEE Directive) shall have a label (a symbol) that it is a subject to collection for recycling (Will be checked by Customs) * Producers options for collection are: 1. Take back arrangements 2. Membership of distributor compliance scheme with state-approved recyclers and assumption of the cost. Registration to ISO 14000 is not de-facto compliance to ROHS & WEEE. Regards, Samuel Lifshutz _____ From: jeff collins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RoHS / WEEE Directive Questions Group, I'm working on a project assessing compliance to these two directives which are mandatory in the EU. I have come up with the following questions that may be of concern to others involved with these directives. * Many of the RoHS/WEEE restricted substances are also restricted in the State of California under Proposition 65. Is anyone addressing CA. Prop 65 compliance and is there any daylight between it and RoHS/WEEE? * Is the EPA in the US implementing or in the process of implementing similar restrictions? If so when and will it parallel RoHS and WEEE. * How do these directives tie into a manufacturer that has achieved ISO 14000 compliance, evidenced by a independent 3rd party agency? Can the ISO 14000 certification be considered as compliance by defacto to the RoHS/WEEE Directives? Has anyone looked at comparing ISO 14K to the RoHS and WEEE Directive. ( IS0 14K is a guideline regarding the impact to the environment through an environmental management scheme) Thanks in advance, Jeff Collins ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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