Anyone have any more info on this new rule coming in Japan?
Part 8. (2) (b) addresses the RoHS 6
Dan
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1. Date issued: 11/28/2005
2. Agency Responsible: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Division (METI)
3. National Inquiry Point: Standards Information Service, International
Trade Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA)
4. Notified under Article: 2.9.2
5. Products covered: Personal computers (including their display units
of CRT type or LCD type), Unit-type air conditioners (excluding
package-type air conditioners), Television sets, Microwave ovens,
Clothes driers, Electric refrigerators, Electric washing machines,
Copying machines
6. ICS Codes: 13.020 , 21.020 , 23.120 , 27.200 , 29.020 , 29.100 ,
31.020 , 35.260 , 37.100 , 55.020 , 55.040 , 71.100 , 97.040 , 97.060 ,
97.200 , CA.001
7. Title: The Amendment of the "Enforcement Order of the Law for
Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (Government Ordinance
No. 327 published in 1991)" and "Judgment Criteria Concerning Reduction
of Generation of Used Goods, etc by a Person who Operates a Business
Manufacturing such Products as written in 4. (Ministerial Ordinance
No.62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 70 published in 2001)," "Judgment
Criteria Concerning Promotion of Utilization of Recyclable Resources or
Reusable Parts by a Person who Operates a Business Manufacturing such
Products as written in 4. (Ministerial Ordinance No. 77, 78, 81, 82, 83,
84, 85, and 86 published in 2001)"
8. Description of content: The following amendments are made to the
Government and METI Ordinance under the Law for Promotion of Effective
Utilization of Resources, in order to address the increase of imported
products and further promote design for the environment.
(1) To enable the competent minister to give advice or an order to a
person who operates a business selling items that have been imported by
the person, if the minister deems that the reduction of the generation
of used goods, or promotion of the utilization of pertaining recyclable
resources or reusable parts is substantially insufficient in the light
of the judgment criteria provided in the Ministerial Ordinances referred
to in 5.
(2) To amend the judgment criteria for a) and b)
(a) A person who operates a business selling items that have been
imported by the person will have the following obligations:
* for the reduction of the generation of used goods:
* rationalization of use of raw materials, etc
* promotion of use for long period
* securing of safety pertaining to repairs, etc
* securing of opportunities for repair, etc
* consideration of safety, etc.
* technology improvement
* assessment in advance
* provision of information
* contrivance of packaging materials, etc
* for the promotion of the utilization of recyclable resources or
reusable parts:
* contrivance of raw materials
* contrivance of structure
* contrivance for sorting
* securing of safety pertaining to treatment
* consideration of safety, etc.
* technology improvement
* assessment in advance
* provision of information
* contrivance of packaging materials, etc.
(b) A person who operates a business manufacturing or selling items that
have been imported by the person will be obliged to provide information
on six specific chemical substances for seven types of electrical and
electronic equipment.
* six chemical substances:
mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium, PBB and PBDE
* seven types of electrical and electronic equipment:
Personal computers (including their display units of CRT type or LCD
type), Unit-type air conditioners (excluding package-type air
conditioners), Television sets, Microwave ovens, Clothes driers,
Electric refrigerators, Electric washing machines.
9. Objective and rationale: In order to undertake proper classification
and control of the materials of electrical and electronic equipment
which are in the process of being recycled or reused, it is necessary to
designate specific chemical substances, manage them and provide
information on them. This will contribute to more effective utilization
of resources.
10. Relevant documents: Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization
of Resources
11. Proposed date of adoption: 2/1/2006
12. Proposed date of entry into force: 7/1/2006
13. Final date for comments: 1/30/2006
Dan Kallin
Program Director
EH&S Management, Consulting and Compliance
Earth Tech, Inc.
196 Baker Avenue
Concord, Massachusetts 01742-2167
Phone: 978.371.4155 Fax: 978.371.2468
Mobile: 978.760.0779
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