Korea RoHS Compliance
- NXS Forefront Inc.
On Jan 1, 2008, the Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles went into effect as Korea RoHS. It restricts the six substances with the same limits as EU RoHS2 for electrical and electronic equipment. Vehicles under 3.5 tons are also impacted under the first 4 substances (cadmium, mercury, lead, and chromium (Cr6+). The definition of vehicles is adopted from Article 2(1) of the Automobile Management Act. No mark or certification is required.
Korea's equivalent of the EU RoHS, WEEE, and ELV directives adopts an Eastern approach by including "design for the environment" in its requirements. Implementation is geared toward improvement in product design and recycling technology as they become technically and economically feasible.