Anwendungsbereich des Regulatory Essentials
This ESSENTIAL describes the legal obligations for manufacturers and the regulatory requirements for the restriction of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment as specified in the regulation.
The RoHS Regulations prohibit economic operators from placing or making available on the market EEE in which any homogenous material contains more than the permitted maximum concentration values (MCVs) of any of 10 substances/groups according to Schedule A1.
Manufacturer, B2C products, B2B products
Geltende Rechtsvorschriften:
SI No. 2012/3032
SI 2024 No. 696
SI 2020 No. 1647
Nationale Anwendungsebene:
England, Scotland, Wales, post-Brexit regulation, electrical equipment, hazardous substances
United Kingdom
Kommentar bezüglich der Vergleichbarkeit mit der EU-Gesetzgebung:
Requirements and Recognition of the CE marking has also been extended indefinitely for RoHS, but with restrictions....
Published 2021-04-23 by Linda Kritzler and Inken Green
Last change 2025-08-07 by Inken Green: Regulatory label (mandatory), Dangerous substances in EEE (RoHS)
Inhalt des Regulatory Essentials
| Scope of legislation |
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No. Statutory Instrument (SI)Regulation TitleUKCA Mark on a label allowed until 31-DEC-2027Unlimited recognition of CE marking after 01-JAN-2025
11977/932Measuring Container Bottles (EEC Requirements) Regulationsxx
22001/1701The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors Regulationsxx
32008/1597Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulationsxx
42009/ 2824Aerosol Dispensers Regulationsxx
52010/2617Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulationsxx
62011/1881Toys (Safety) Regulationsxx
72012/3032Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical andElectronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (‘The RoHS Regulations’)xx (with restrictions)
82014/1638Explosives Regulationsxx
92015/1553Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulationsxx
102016/425Personal Protective Equipment (EU Regulation)xx
112016/426Gas Appliances (EU Regulation)xx
122016/1101Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulationsxx
132016/1105Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulationsxx
142016/1107Equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres Regulationsxx
152016/1153Measuring Instruments Regulationsxx
162016/1152Non-automatic weighing instruments Regulationsxx
172016/1091Electromagnetic compatibility Regulationsxx
182016/1092Simple Pressure Vessels (Safety) Regulationsxx
192016/1093Lifts Regulationsxx
202017/1206Radio Equipment Regulationsxx
212017/737Recreational Craft Regulationsxx
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| Scope of legislation |
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| Restricted substances |
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Which substances are restricted?
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| Responsible actors |
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g.
- economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider),
- user (commercial/industrial/professional),
- user (private, consumer)?
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| Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s) |
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)
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| Penalty by this legislation |
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What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?
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| Exemption clauses |
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Exemption clauses |
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.
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| Sub-federal legislation of states/counties |
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.
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| FTA/MRA status with EU |
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?
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| Authority |
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Market surveillance authority |
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Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement
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| Link/Reference to other reference document(s) |
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| Comment on the comparability to EU legislation |
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Formal and administrative requirements
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| Registration at related authority required? |
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Product registration?
Manufacturer registration?
Importer / Representative registration?
if required.
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| Local representative legally required? |
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[Yes/No]
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Equipment authorization (approval process)
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| Approval process (conformity assessment procedure) |
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service
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| Is the IECEE CB Scheme accepted by the authority/approval body? |
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"[Yes/ No / no information available]
[Text] Information (website)"
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| Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority |
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)
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| Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority |
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)
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| Conformance document validity and renewal |
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.
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| Which documents are required by an approval body? |
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e .g. formal application
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| Is a factory inspection legally required |
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| Hint to voluntary certification scheme |
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If a important voluntary certification schemes exists, one link will be given.
Important voluntary schemes are for example: UL, CSA, VCCI (Japan)
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| Specific requirements for testing |
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description
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| General information to the application of standards |
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(Zugang nur mit erweiterter ATERIOS Lizenz)
e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"
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| Link to harmonised standards list |
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| National Standardisation Organisation |
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Link to organisation
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| Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards? |
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Undetailed information
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| Is in-country testing legally required? |
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| Acceptance of foreign test reports |
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information
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| Regulatory label (mandatory) |
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e. g. product label
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| Regulatory label (mandatory) |
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e. g. product label
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| Regulatory e-labelling allowed? |
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu
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| Required information on the product and/or packaging |
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number
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| User instructions language(s) |
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Regulated by the legal provisions
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| User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes |
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Form, sentence inside, simple text.
E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste
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| Digital user documentation allowed? |
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User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display?
Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?
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| Warnings, symbols |
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e. g. ANSI Z 535.4
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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| Hints |
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes
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Allgemeine Informationen
United Kingdom
Code, Kontinent, Wirtschaftsraum
English (plus 6 regional official languages)
De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
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