REACH certification is the abbreviation of the European Union Regulations "Registration, Evaluation, Licensing and Restriction of Chemicals", which was implemented on June 1, 2007. The REACH Directive requires that all chemicals imported and produced in Europe must be subject to a comprehensive set of procedures for registration, assessment, authorization and restriction in order to better and simpler identification of chemical components for environmental and human safety purposes.
Unlike the RoHS directive, REACH is much broader in scope. In fact, it affects products and manufacturing processes in almost all industries from mining to textiles and clothing, light industry, electromechanical and electrical. REACH requires manufacturers to register approximately 30,000 chemicals for each product and to measure its potential harm to public health. REACH establishes the idea that society should not casually introduce new materials, products or technologies that are potentially harmful to uncertainty. In all countries and regions, no enterprise product that trades in Europe can be exempted from REACH certification.
So what electronics do you need to be certified with REACH?
REACH certification tests are performed on products in strict accordance with REACH regulations. Electronic products refer to related products based on electrical energy. Mainly include: telephones, televisions, DVD players(VCD, SVCD, DVD), video recorders, video recorders, radios, recorders, combination speakers, CD players, computers, mobile communication products, etc..
Purpose of implementation of electronic product REACH certification
1. Protect human health and the environment and protect and enhance the competitiveness of the European Union's chemical industry.
2. Increased transparency of information on chemicals.
3. Reduce vertebrate experiments.
4. Be consistent with the EU's international obligations under the WTO framework.
5. In substantive terms, REACH will create a unified chemicals management system within the EU to enable enterprises to produce new chemicals and other products in accordance with harmonized principles.
What types of chemicals are the main substances of high concern(SVHC) required by REACH regulations
PBT: Persistent, bioaccumulative toxic substances.
CMR: carcinogens, mutants, substances toxic to the reproductive system.
Category VPVB: Substances that are permanent and highly bioaccumulative and that may have a serious impact on the human health environment.
REACH Authentication How many items are currently being tested
REACH certification was last updated on December 20, 2017, and 191 tests of toxic and harmful substances were included; Ethylene glycol ether acetate Article 57(c), reproductive toxicity, strontium 57(a) chromic acid, carcinogens, substances having the same toxicity to Toctyl phenol, main items such as arsenic acid, original CMR 2 carcinogens, etc..