RoHS California
Beginning in 2007, a California law
will ban the sale of some electronic devices that contain certain
hazardous substances. The Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA),
which was signed into law in September of 2003, requires the Department
of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to adopt regulations to prohibit
covered electronic devices, as defined, " from being "sold or offered
for sale" in California if they are prohibited from sale in the European
Union (EU) because they contain certain heavy metals.
RoHS Directive in
California
which is found in section 25214.10 of
the Health and Safety Code, requires DTSC to adopt regulations that
"prohibit an electronic device from being sold or offered for sale in
this state it is prohibited from being sold or offered for sale in
the European Union [under] Directive 2002/95/EC .. due to the presence of
certain heavy metals."
What products does
RoHS apply to?
The
RoHS law applies only to a "covered
electronic device," which Public Resources Code section 42463 defines as
"a video display device containing a screen greater than four inches,
measured diagonally... identified in the regulations adopted by [DTSC]
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25214.10.1 of the Health and
Safety Code." As of December, 2005, DTSC had identified eight categories
of covered electronic devices in its regulations. The list of covered
devices, which is found in subdivision (c) of Appendix X of chapter 11
of the California Code of Regulations, title 22, is as follows:
1. Cathode ray tube containing devices (CRT devices)
2. Cathode ray tubes (CRTs)
3. Computer monitors containing cathode ray tubes
4. Laptop computers with liquid crystal display (LCD)
5. LCD containing desktop
6. Televisions containing cathode ray tubes
7. Televisions containing liquid crystal display (LCD) screens
8. Plasma televisions
These listings apply only to devices with a video display screen four
inches or larger,measured diagonally. Electronic devices that do not
fall into any of the above listed categories (or any new categories that
may be added to the regulations in the future) are not subject to the
RoHS law; their sale will not be prohibited, even if they contain lead
or other heavy
metals
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