Chapter I General Provisions
Article I: The Measures are formulated according to those specified in such laws and administrative regulations as Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promotion of Cleaner Production, Law of the People's Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste and Administration Regulations for Recycle and Treatment of Waste Electrical Device and Electronic Products with a view to controlling and reducing environmental pollution caused by discarded electric appliance and electronic products, facilitating cleaner production and comprehensive resource utilization of electric appliance and electronic industry, encouraging green consumption and protecting environment and human health.
Article II: The Measures is applicable to electric appliance and electronic products production, sale and import within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
Article III: The meanings of the following terminologies in the Measures are as follows:
(I) Electric appliance and electronic products refer to equipment and auxiliary products with rated working voltage not exceeding 1,500 V (for direct current) or 1,000 V (for alternating current), which operate by way of current or electromagnetic field or with a view to generating, transmitting and measuring current and electromagnetic field; equipment involving in electrical energy generation, transmission and distribution are excluded.
(II) Pollution of electric appliance and electronic products refers to that hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products exceed the limit value of national or professional standard and cause such unfavorable influences as damage, harm, waste or others on environment, resource, human health as well as life, property and safety.
(III) Restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products refers to the adoption of the following measures for reducing or eliminating pollution of electric appliance and electronic products:
1. Technical measures for restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products by changing design scheme, adjusting process flow, replacing used materials and innovating manufacturing mode etc. in the process of design and production;
2. Measures of indicating names and their contents of hazardous substances as well as environment-friendly use period of electric appliance and electronic products in the process of design, production, sale and import.
3. Take strict requirements on goods procurement channel and reject to sell electric appliance and electronic products failing to meet national or professional standard for restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products in sales process;
4. Prohibit importing electric appliance and electronic products failing to meet national or professional standard for restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products in sales process;
5. Other measures for restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products specified by the nation.
(IV) Management Catalog for Reaching the Standard with regard to Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances of Electric Appliance and Electronic Products (hereinafter referred to as Management Catalog for Reaching the Standard) is the catalog with a view to implementing use restriction management of hazardous substances in electric appliance and electronic products, including such contents as category of electric appliance and electronic products, type of hazardous substances restricted for use, restricted usage time and requirements for exception.
(V) Hazardous substances refer to the following substances contained in electric appliance and electronic products:
