Where can I find the latest update to Reach and ROHS?

[Jan91168]

Can anyone tell me or direct where I can find the latest update to Reach and Rohs?
Info passed Reach was updated to Annex XVII 7/16/19 however I found online a date of 8/16/19 and do not know if this date is the lastest.
Rohs was updated to Rohs 3 6/22/19?
Thank you for any help you can provide.

 

[blackholequasar]

@Jan91168
I found this: RoHS 2 vs RoHS 3 (EU 2015/863) I didn't realized that there had been an update - maybe I should stay off the FDA Warning Letters and check other things as well!

 

[AgnieszkaSz]

All REACH info can be found on pages of European Chemicals Agency: Informacje na temat substancji chemicznych - ECHA.

 

[Marc]

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive - Wikipedia discusses RoHS 1, 2 and 3.

 

[Jan91168]

Thank you!

 

[planB]

blackholequasar,

just a note: RoHS, as discussed in this thread, is a European Regulation: so no FDA Warning Letter for not complying to RoHS restrictions.

A source, which I found useful (I am not affiliated) to follow world-wide updates on chemicals regulations (including RoHS), is here:

Chemical Watch Home

HTH, Gerhard

 

[Mark Meer]

...I didn't realized that there had been an update...

Me neither!
This is incredibly frustrating, as the official European Commission website pages I frequent, RoHS Harmonised Standards and their RoHS Directive Page make no mention of RoHS 3.
I'm assuming this is (a) because this is just an amending directive; and (b) the Commission's website update move at glacial speed.

Still though, when you do a search for "RoHS" on the Commission's own website, you'd expect the latest regulations to be top of the search results!

Without subscribing to "data dump" newsletters that hit you with all things Commission-related, is there a way to keep notified of any activities regarding only the Directives applicable to you?

 

[CharlieUK]

"RoHS 3" is just an amending directive
That 2nd link you posted, Electrical and electronic waste - Environment - European Commission , is generally the best place to keep an eye on changes, which don't happen very quickly
You can also search for publications on the European Law Eur-Lex website here

 

[SpinDr99]

Hi All,

I'm working with a distributor of electronic components for the aerospace and military markets, and only 3 months into this area of Quality. Our operation is quite simple, buy/re-sell. Since we don't manufacture, but do export to the EU, how do I report on what other distributors (some of which are our suppliers) and manufacturers have in their products with respect to REACH reporting? Is there a standard format or spreadsheet like CMRT 6.01? It looks like this will be quite a challenge for me. Can anyone advise or direct me on how REACH reporting is done? To whom does the reporting go? The frequency of reporting?

Any assistance and guidance will be greatly appreciated!!

 

[CharlieUK]

I'm not involved in reporting for REACH but the following may be of use
SCIP Database - ECHA
Guidance on REACH - ECHA