Where can I get more information on the Chinese RoHS equivalent directive?
Information can be obtained at the following web address: http://www.mii.gov.cn/art/2006/03/16/art_121_8441.html A good paper on the topic is “Industry Challenges with China Environmental Product Regulations” presented by Matt Kelly of IBM Corporation, May 2006 at the CMAP Lead-free Conference. This paper is a good summary of the regulation as its stands today. The broad strokes of this mandate are the creation of a catalogue of products that will need to abide with the regulation, labeling products that are compliant, having a test report on the banned substance content of the product, testing the product in a Chinese recognized laboratory, and using specific lead-free solders. Many assemblers are doing both leaded and lead-free soldering in the same location, what needs to be done to avoid cross-contamination? This question comes up more often during an audit where an assembler has just transitioned. Lead can create havoc in a lead-free wave operation. Lead-free bar comes in at lead
