The European Commission is consulting on new RoHS restricted substances. Related topics include chemical testing, RoHS testing, SVHC testing, and Taiwan's prohibited substances management platform. In accordance with 2011/65/EU, the European Commission was required to conduct a full review and revision of the restricted substances listed in Annex II by July 22, 2014. Recently, the Austrian Environment Agency (UBA), on behalf of the European Commission, published a draft method manual for RoHS 2.0 for comments and suggestions from relevant stakeholders. The currently selected restricted hazardous substances are: hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), DEHP phthalates, BBP, and DBP. It is expected that the draft revision will be completed this year after the final stakeholder meeting at the end of October. The schedule for this project is as follows: | Item | Content | |---|---|---|---| | 2013/01/20 ~ 2013/02/10 | First Public Consultation | Candidate Materials | | 2013/02/20 ~ 2013/03/11 | Second Public Consultation | Candidate Materials | | 2013/03/13 | First Stakeholder Meeting | Discussion of Candidate Material Identification Methods | | 2013/5 | Third Public Consultation | Preliminary Assessment and Prioritization of Candidate Materials | | 2013/05/14 | Second Stakeholder Meeting | | 2013/00/00 ~ 2013/01/01 | Fourth Public Consultation | Detailed Evaluation of Selected Candidate Materials | | 2013/10/02