RoHS2.0 ten mandatory controlled substances

A few days ago, the European Commission has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the revised draft of RoHS2.0. The draft will add 3 phthalates from the original 4 priority assessment substances to Annex II, and also add one more o-phenylene DIBP, while abandoning the restriction proposal on one of the priority assessment substances, HBCDD. If the draft is passed, RoHS2.0 Annex II will have ten mandatory controlled substances, the details are as follows:
 

 
     On July 22, 2019, electronic and electrical equipment other than medical equipment and monitoring tools on the EU market must implement this mandatory control. From July 22, 2021, medical equipment (including in vitro Medical equipment), monitoring and control instruments (including industrial monitoring and control instruments) will also be included in the scope of control. In addition, the restrictions on phthalates for toy products do not refer to the RoHS directive, but should follow the restrictions in Article 51 of Annex XVII of the REACH regulations.
 
    It is worth noting that in the previous RoHS2.0, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), tolyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) are designated as priority substances for evaluation. In the latest proposal, a new phthalate DIBP is added and HBCDD is deleted. The reason why DIBP is added is that it may be used to replace DEHP, DBP and BBP in the future, and HBCDD is deleted because the European Commission believes that this substance does not fall within the scope of the RoHS Directive, and the substance is already within the scope of the RoHS Directive. Scope of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

    In various previous studies and discussions, relevant parties agreed that the following four substances should also be included in the most urgent treatment categories and be evaluated in detail:
•   Chlorinated flame retardant trichloroethyl phosphate;
•   Two brominated flame retardants, namely hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol; and
•   Dibromoneopentyl glycol.
    However, the Oko Institute believes that these substances "can be evaluated at a later date." According to the RoHS directive, the European Commission will regularly review substances, so the European Commission will not propose new proposals before 2018.