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| Japan |
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| The Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources was promulgated June 2000, with enforcement beginning April 2001. It amended the Resource Recycling Promotion Law of 1991. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry proposed an amendment to the law to the World Trade Industry Organization which would add disclosure of the six RoHS substances across seven categories of electrical and electronic equipment. The amendment was promulgated and took effect on July 1, 2006. There are no material restrictions associated with the law, only marking requirements. |
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| Guidelines for Standardization of Material Declaration |
| http://home.jeita.or.jp/eps/greendata/JgpssiTrial20030109/Guidelines-Eg-20030109.pdf |
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| The Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) |
| http://www.japanfs.org/db/database.cgi?cmd=dp&num=1313&dp=data_e.html |
| http://www.designchainassociates.com/japanrohs.html |
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| China |
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| The Management Methods for Controlling Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products Regulation (China RoHS) was promulgated on February 28, 2006. The initial enforcement date was March 1, 2007 and included the marking and disclosure requirements for the six RoHS substances and their locations within the product. There are currently no material restrictions associated with China RoHS. Restrictions will be established in the “Catalogue”, which is expected to be released next year. |
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| http://www.aeanet.org/governmentaffairs/gabl_ChinaRoHS_FINAL_March2006.asp |
| http://www.graspllc.com/China%20RoHS%20Q&A.php |
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| Korea |
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| The Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electric Equipment and Vehicles was adopted into law on April 2, 2007 by the National Assembly of Korea. The act contains five major requirements for producers and importers which include, restrictions on the use of hazardous substances, improvement of materials and structures in products so that they are easy to recycle, separate collection of waste products at no cost to the person disposing of them, a set recycling rate, and a recycling information network. However, the Act only provides the framework for procedures and responsibilities and the specifics are still to be decided by the Ministry of Environment. |
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| http://www.korearohs.com/ |
| http://www.korea-helpdesk.eu/rohs/korea/index.htm |
| http://www.rohs-international.com/korea-rohs/ |
