China | RoHS | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Aerospace, military, automotive equipment, batteries, packaging, and others | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
European Union Countries and the UK | | Automotive vehicles | Motor tricycles and others | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb |
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ErP | Electronic displays, external power supplies, electric motors, light sources, welding equipment, power transformers, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines | The majority of other electronic products | Mainly energy efficiency and recycling targets |
Persistent Organic Pollutants POP | Most products: B2C and B2B | Some excluded applications | Dozens of halogenated compounds: brominated or chlorinated |
REACH SVHC (article 33) and Annex XVII lists | Most products: B2C and B2B, including substances, mixtures, and articles | Drugs, food, petroleum, nuclear, and other products | Hundreds of SVHCs. Additional Substances of very high concern (SVHC) every 6 months |
RoHS (including UK RoHS) and WEEE | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Aerospace, military, automotive equipment, batteries, packaging, and others | BBP, Cd, Cr6+, DBP, DIBP, DEHP, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
United States | Conflict Minerals | Public US companies under the ‘Securities and Exchange Commission’ reporting obligations | No de minimis | Tin, Tantalum Tungsten and Gold (3TGs) |
TSCA BPT | Most articles. Some exemptions apply. | Depending on the regulated PBT | PIP (3:1), DecaBDE, PCTP, 2,4,6-TTBP, and HCBD |
Proposition 65 | Most products: B2C and B2B, including substances, mixtures, and articles, introduced into the Californian market | Very few | Hundreds |
RoHS | Electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B, mainly in California and New Jersey | Various B2C products | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Eurasian Economic Union: Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan | RoHS | Electrical and electronic equipment: most B2C products (appliances for the household) and some B2B products (servers, vending machines, etc.) | Toys, automotive, measurement instruments, medical devices, and others. | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Japan | J-MOSS | Air Conditioning units, dryers, microwave ovens, PCs, refrigerators, televisions, washing machines | Most other B2C and B2B electrical and electronic equipment | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
India | RoHS and WEEE | IT and telecommunications, with exclusions, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions | Small-sized companies exempted Military and others | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Korea | RoHS, End of Live Vehicle ELV and WEEE | Most B2C electrical, electronic, and automotive equipment | Most B2B products and other exclusions | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Taiwan | RoHS | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Aerospace, military, automotive equipment, batteries, packaging, and others | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Turkey | RoHS | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Military equipment | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Ukraine | RoHS | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Aerospace, military, automotive equipment, batteries, packaging, and others | BBP, Cd, Cr6+, DBP, DIBP, DEHP, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
United Arab Emirates | RoHS | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Aerospace, military, automotive equipment, batteries, packaging, and others | BBP, Cd, Cr6+, DBP, DIBP, DEHP, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Singapore | RoHS | Personal computers, televisions (flat screens), cellular phones, air conditioning units, washing machines, refrigerators | Most other electrical and electronic equipment | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Vietnam | RoHS | Audio video, automatic dispensers, tools, information and communications technology, small and large household appliances, lighting, sport equipment, toys | Most other electrical and electronic equipment | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |
Thailand | RoHS (standard) | Most electrical and electronic equipment: B2C and B2B | Voluntary approach, not binding | Cd, Cr6+, Hg, Pb, PBBs, PBDEs |