On December 10th, 2024, official website, the European Union, released the latest development, announcing the abandonment of the proposal to add medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and tetrabromobisphenol A(TBBP-A) in RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU), which means that the manufacturers of related electronic and electrical products do not need to make compliance adjustment for the time being.

Proposal process of EU RoHS to add two substances:

March, 2021: RoHS evaluation agency of the European Union issued the Pack 15 evaluation report, proposing that TBBP-A tetrabromobisphenol A and MCCPs should be regulated under RoHS regulations.

May 2022: The European Commission announced the legislative proposal to include tetrabromobisphenol A(TBBP-A) and medium-chain chlorinated paraffin (MCCPs) in the restrictions of RoHS substances, and it is planned to adopt them in the fourth quarter of 2022.

April 2023: The European Commission announced the new progress of the legislative proposal, and the final adoption time is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023.

(Latest) December 10th, 2024: The European Commission issued a proposal to abandon the addition of TBBP-A and MCCPs in RoHS.

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The proposal of EU RoHS to abandon TBBP-A and MCCPs means that the relevant manufacturers do not need to adjust the compliance of these two substances for the time being. However, the EU indicated that the feedback from previous stakeholders can still be used for reference in the future. Therefore, ZRLK suggested that enterprises continue to pay attention to the follow-up updates and changes of EU RoHS Directive to ensure that the products put into the EU market meet the control requirements of relevant laws and regulations and avoid unnecessary trade losses. Our company has a professional technical team and rich experience in product testing, which can help you easily understand whether the products are safe and compliant. If you need it, please feel free to contact us, and our engineers will serve you at the first time!