Changes to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mandatory reporting regulation. The Canadian province of Quebec has proposed amendments to it’s “Regulation Respecting Mandatory Reporting of Certain Emissions of Contaminants into the Atmosphere” regulation to lower the mandatory reporting threshold to 10,000 metric tonnes of CO2e and to align reporting requirements with the Western Climate Initiative (WCI).
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May 12, 2010 – Canada
Substances added to CEPA Schedule 1. Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is amended by adding five substances and a group of substances to Schedule 1 (List of Toxic Substances) . The substances include Methyloxirane, Ethyloxirane, Naphthalene, Toluene diisocyanates, 1,2-Benzenediol, and 1,4-Benzenediol.
May 5, 2010 – Canada
Canadian Lawmakers Pass Climate Change Act. Canada’s House of Commons passed the Climate Change Accountability Act. The legislation will require that greenhouse gas emissions be reduced by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020
April 6, 2010: EU Parliament delays vote on RoHS-2
The EU Parliament vote on RoHS-2 has been delayed due to the large number (339) of amendments proposed by Members of European Parliament (MEPs). Several key issues relate to inclusion of additional substance restrictions and opening the product scope to nearly all electrical and electronic equipment.
March 31, 2010: JIG-101 V3 Released for the Electronics Industry
The Joint Industry Guide Material Composition Declaration for Electronic Products edition 3 was released on March 31, 2010. The standard provides the electronics industry with a common list of regulated substances to be declared by manufacturers and suppliers. Changes were made to the declarable substance list primarily to reflect the additional substances added to the REACH candidate list and registry of intentions.
March 23, 2010 – IPC-1752A approved
Revised IPC-1752A Material Declaration standard is Approved. A major revision to the IPC-1752 standard for Material Declaration was approved by the committee on March 15, 2010 and was published on March 23, 2010. IPC-1752 provides the electronics industry and its supply chain with a standard reporting format for material declaration data exchange between supply chain participants.
February 2010 – IEC/TR62476 Published
Guidance for evaluation of product with respect to substance-use restrictions. IEC 62476 TR (Guidance for evaluation of product with respect to substance use restrictions in electrical and electronic products) was approved by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in December 2009 and has now been published. The document includes high-level requirements and guidance for restricted substance controls (RSC).
March 23, 2009 – EU Commission makes available the report on recommendations for the current EU RoHS exemptions
The European Union Commission has published the report that they commissioned to assess and provide recommendations on the EU RoHS exemptions. The report written by the Öko-Institute and Fraunhofer IZM recommends that six of the active exemptions be withdrawn in the near term and has proposed tightened wording and timelines for other RoHS exemptions.
March 2009: Article published on “International standards emerge for environmental compliance”
The article “International standards emerge for environmental compliance” written by Walter Jager, president of ECD Technology Ltd., is published in the March/April edition of EP&T magazine. (available online at www.ept.ca)
January 14, 2009 – ECHA prioritizes seven SVHC substances for REACH authorization
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) proposed a list of seven (7) priority SVHC substances that they are suggesting for initial inclusion in Annex XIV of the REACH regulation. After a pre-determined time period a manufacturer or importer will need to obtain authorization from ECHA to continue selling the product with these substance. ECHA is currently asking for input from stakeholders on the list of substances and potential exemptions to authorization. The prioritised substances are:
- 5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene)
- Alkanes,C10-13,chloro (short chain chlorinated paraffins; SCCPs)
- Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) and all major diastereoisomers identified
- 4,4’-Diamino diphenyl methane (MDA)
- Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
- Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)