China RoHS provides for a broad regulatory framework for substance restrictions, pre-market certifications, labelling and information disclosure requirements affecting a broad range of products and parts defined as "electronic information products"(EIP). The labelling and information disclosure requirements in China RoHS were made effective on 1 March 2007 by the "Management Methods for Controlling Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products Regulation", which is sponsored by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII). This requires all EIPs to be marked. There are no substance restrictions aqt this stage, but the following information is required:

1. Pollution control label which indicates if any RoHS substances are present at concentrations above the maximum concentration limit. If none are present the symbol has "e" in the centre. If least one is present than a number is printed in the centre of the label which is the "environmentally friendly use period" or EFUP. This is effectively the "safe use" life of the product, in years, including time following repairs and refurbishment;

2. If a RoHS substance is present, then a table of hazardous substances needs to be printed in the instruction manual. This must be in Chinese and indicates which RoHS substances are present and in which part of the equipment; and

3. The product packaging requires a label that lists the codes for all of the main packaging materials used.

The date for substance restrictions and pre-market certification requirements will be specified in the first batch Catalogue, which will be published at a later date. The Catalogue will specify:

1. The specific products that will have restrictions imposed and the date when these take effect;

2. The substances that are restricted (likely to be similiar to EU RoHS) and any exemptions; and

3. Procedures for demonstrating compliance. All Catalogue listed products must be certified by approved by one of the 18 Chinese test laboratories before they can be sold.

In 2006 MII finalised and signed three "China RoHS" supporting industry standards covering labeling, maximum Concentration Value, and Test Methods. They are:

1. SJ/T 11363-2006 Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Susbstances in Electronic Information Products;

2. SJ/T 11364-2006 Marking for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic InformationProducts.; and

3. SJ/T 11365-2006 Testing Methods for Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products

More information on China RoHS can be downloaded from the AeA website