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Appendix 7 Compliance with Restriction in China
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Appendix 7-2 Response to the China environment restrictions
Appendix 7-2-1 Outline of the law on the pollution prevention and control for electronic
information products
Ministry of Information Industry (information industry ministry) issued this law on Feb.28, 2006 (Note)
(effective from Mar.1, 2007.) in order to protect the environment and the health of the people with
restricting and reducing the environmental pollution caused by the electronic information product wastes.
The restrictions are applied to containing lead (Pb), hydrargyrum (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent
chromium (Cr (VI)), polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) in two
stages.
(Note) For the details, refer to the following. http://www.mii.gov.cn/art/2006/03/0
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/art_524_7343.html
(1) First stage: Requirement of indicating contained substance
The producer and importer of the electronic information product are required to indicate the hazardous
substance. The concrete categories of the products belonging in the following eleven main categories
are described as subjected product list (electronic information product category note).
• Radar device • Communication device • Radio/TV device industry product • Computer product
• Consumer-electronics device • Electronic measuring apparatus
• Electronics industry dedicated device • Electronic parts • Electronics device
• Electronics application product • Electronics dedicated material
(2) Second stage: Suppressing the amount of contained substances and compulsory CCC
Certification
The product listed in the "Electronic information product pollution priority control list" cannot be sold in
China unless it conforms to the Compulsory Product Certification System (CCC Certification) and its
cadmium usage is suppressed to 0.01w% and other substances usage less than 0.1w%. Note that the
timing when this is effective is unmentioned.
Appendix 7-2-2 Response to the drive product for Mitsubishi NC
The drive product for NC has no items falling under the subjected product list (electronic information
product category note). However, for use with the drive product included in the subjected product or for
treating the product properly, information based on the law on the pollution prevention and control for
electronic information products are described in the section "Appendix 7-2-3" for reference.