On May 19, 2024, the Technical Committee for Environmental Standardization of Electrical and Electronic Products and Systems (SAC/TC297/SC3) organized a technical review meeting in Beijing for the first amendment (draft for review) of the National Standard GB/T 26572-2011 "Requirements for Limiting Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products". At the meeting, the reviewing experts carefully listened to the report of the drafting group on the process, content, and relevant information of the revision form. They rigorously reviewed the technical content and text format of the submitted revision form (draft for review) and unanimously agreed to pass the review of the GB/T 26572 revision form. On June 29, 2024, the National Standardization Administration issued Announcement [2024] No. 14, approving the release of GB/T 26572-2011 "Limit Requirements for Restricted Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products" No. 1 Revision Form ". Implementation date: January 1st, 2026
Four ortho benzenes have been officially included in control, consistent with the EU ROHS
This modification form is formulated as the overall deployment of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on deepening the control of harmful substances in electrical and electronic products. Four types of substances, namely phenyl butyl phthalate (DBP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), toluene butyl phthalate (BBP), and di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), will be included in China's RoHS restrictions.
Four phthalates have been officially added to GB/T 26572, and the detection method has been adjusted from GB/T 26125 to GB/T 39560 standard. China's RoHS standard will be fully integrated with international standards, and materials used in domestic electrical and electronic products must also meet the requirements of 10 restricted substances, no longer distinguishing between national and international standards. It is recommended that relevant enterprises prepare contingency plans in advance.
