The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2021
2.1 This instrument has been laid to correct an error in Schedule A1 to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3032) (“the RoHS Regulations”), which was inserted by the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1647) (“the 2020 Regulations”). The list of restricted substances and maximum concentration values in Schedule A1 to the RoHS Regulations is intended to correspond with the list in Annex 2 to the RoHS Directive, which applied by reference before IP completion day. The maximum concentration value for cadmium, which is 0.01% in Annex 2 to the Directive, was incorrectly specified as 0.1% in Schedule A1. This instrument corrects that error.
Placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the Northern Ireland market.
From:
There’s different guidance if you’re:
EU,
EEA or the UK market (either in Northern Ireland or Great Britain) before 1 January 2021, you do not need to do anything.
EEA states include any country in the
EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
These individual goods can continue to circulate on either market until they reach their end user and do not need to comply with the changes that took effect from 1 January 2021. This guidance explains what you need to do for any goods you’re placing on the Northern Ireland market after 1 January 2021.
In Great Britain and in Northern Ireland many types of electrical and electronic equipment (
EEE) are regulated to control the levels of certain hazardous substances and chemicals they contain, with the aim of protecting human and animal health.
All products in scope must:
have supporting technical documentation (often referred to as a technical file) to demonstrate compliance
have a Declaration of Conformity
be labelled with the required information
display the appropriate conformity marking for the GB and/ or NI markets as appropriate
In Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (as amended) are the underpinning legislation. However, there are differences in how they apply in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as explained below.
The regulations do not apply to:
products for military use
a piece of equipment designed for and installed in another type of equipment which can only function within that product, for example a built-in satellite navigation system installed into cars, boats or aeroplanes
filament bulbs apart from LED filament bulbs, to which the regulations do apply
equipment designed to be sent into space
large-scale stationary industrial tools
transport for persons or goods, excluding electric 2 wheeled vehicles which are not type-approved
off-road mobile machinery for professional use only
equipment designed only for research and development use and only available via business to business (B2B)