RoHS Compliance Certificate

Various electronic device manufacturers use several hazardous substances in their products which cause harm to the environment due to extended exposures. The E-Waste Management Rules of 2022 prescribes these manufacturers to reduce the use of such substances primarily lead, mercury and cadmium in their products. The Manufacturers need to comply with this rule and also obtain the RoHS Compliance Certificate which proves that the use of hazardous substances in their product is within the limits as prescribed. Apart from this the 2002/95/EC and 2011/65/EU RoHS Directives also make it mandatory for the manufacturers to follow the restrictions on the use of Hazardous Substances before they can sell their products in the market.

Who Needs To Get the RoHS Compliance Certificate?

Manufacturers of electronic devices of all kinds need to follow the rules regarding the usage of hazardous substances if their product contains such materials. There are limits prescribed by the regulating authorities and the same shall be followed during the manufacturing of electrical and electronic products. These products include-

• Large household appliances
• Small household appliances
• IT and telecommunications equipment
• Consumer equipment
• Lighting equipment
• Electrical and electronic tools
• Toys, leisure and sports equipment
• Medical devices
• Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instruments
• Automatic dispensers
• Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above

Exceptions to Certain Products

There are also exemptions for certain product manufacturers from following RoHS compliance requirements. These businesses need not maintain the limits on hazardous substances as prescribed by the RoHS regulations-

• Military products and the products relating to national defence
• Products that do not rely on electric power to function
• Exempted sub-assembly and components
• Small businesses to support their initial growth and ease compliance
• Batteries
• Radioactive substances

List of Prohibited Hazardous Substances

The list of prohibited hazardous substances according to the e-waste management rules contains six items. The maximum allowed concentration value for these items is 0.1% by weight in homogeneous material except for cadmium. The use of cadmium cannot be more than 0.01% calculated in the same manner. These prohibited hazardous substances are as follows-

• Lead
• Mercury
• Cadmium
• Hexavalent Chromium
• Polybrominated Biphenyl
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether

The RoHS Compliance helps to curb the excess and unwarranted exposure to hazardous substances that harm environmental health and public safety. If the businesses comply with the RoHS directives and compliances as prescribed, it will provide various benefits as follows-

• It encourages businesses to innovate and replace the hazardous Substances being used in their electrical and electronic products.
• It will make the products safer for the environment and public health.
• It will decrease the risk of incidents caused by mishandling of e-waste at e-waste recycling, refurbishing and disposal facilities.
• You will be able to get EPR Authorisation for your electrical and electronic products only after you prove that you are complying with RoHS rules.
• You will be able to sell your products in the global market as some countries do not allow products that have more than the prescribed limits of hazardous substances.

You must ensure that the products produced by your manufacturing unit do not contain the prohibited hazardous substances in more than the prescribed limits under the e-waste management rules of 2022 and European RoHS Directives. The tests shall be performed on your products and accordingly, the certificate of compliance will be provided. You should also ensure the samples for testing are ready along with all the technical documentation relating to respective products.

The manufacturers of electrical and electronic products are required to have the following documents in order to obtain the RoHS Compliance Certificate in India-

• ID Proof of the responsible person
• Address proof of the responsible person
• Registration Certificate of the business entity
• CIN, PAN, and GST of the Company
• Product Related Documentation
• Risk Assessment
• Conformity Statement about product material
• Process Flow
• Details of product standards and specs
• Bill of materials
• Supplier’s Declaration
• Assembly Drawings
• Test Reports
• File of Compliances

The Central Pollution Control Board requires the manufacturers to get EPR Registration but to grant the same you need to conform to the RoHS Compliance as well. The procedure for a RoHS Compliance Certificate involves the following steps-

• Document Inspection

You must keep your documents ready before you apply for the grant of certificate of RoHS Compliance. The documents will be inspected and verified by the audit team. After successful verification, the team will move on to the next step.

• Verification of Technical Specifications

The documents include a technical file in which you need to include all the information regarding your product. This file contains information like the details, design and structure of the product, risk assessment, conformity statement, process records, and standards.

• Testing of Products

The products are further tested by the audit team and after verifying the presence of prohibited hazardous substances in the manufactured products the conformity with the RoHS rules is tested for each product.

• Process Analysis

On-site testing is also performed by the audit team to analyse the manufacturing processes utilised by the manufacturers for the production of electrical and electronic equipment.

• Grant of Certification

If everything is found to be in compliance with the RoHS rules and regulations, the audit team certifies the electrical and electronic products and provides a RoHS Compliance Certificate to the manufacturer.

The RoHS Compliance Certificate remains valid for a period of five years from the date of issuance. After the expiration of the validity period, you need to renew it through the same process. If you have changed the process of manufacturing before the expiry of the RoHS Certificate then also you need to get an updated RoHS Compliance Certificate for the new process in practice.

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