China RoHS marking, documentation, and packaging requirements come into effect.
October 14, 2006: RoHS exemptions
The European Commission has officially published the nine exemptions approved by the TAC (Technical Adaptation Committee) in June 2006. The exemptions were published in Commission Decisions 2006/690/EC, 2006/691/EC, and 2006/692/EC. The new exemptions include hexavalent chromium in select category 3 applications and Pb in the terminal finish of select fine pitch Integrated Circuits.
September 2006: Guidance for assessing product against substance restrictions
IEC/TC111 began development of TS62476 “Guidance for assessing compliance of finished goods” with respect to restriction of use of hazardous substances”. As an International Specification, the objective is to make the guidance generally applicable across multiple regions, including the European Union and China.
July 2006: Guidance of sample disjointment
IEC/TC111 began development of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) on Sample Disjointment. This specification will assist manufacturers and OEMs disassembling and sampling products/components for purpose of testing with respect to the RoHS restricted substances.
June 7, 2006: Update to IPC-1752
IPC has released an update to the material declaration forms that correct the licensing issue by Adobe. Adobe is working to provide a secure, web-based system to reenable v1.0 forms and remove the time restriction on existing forms. (UPDATE: As of Oct 2006, the re-enablement web site is still awaiting release)