Argentina proposed a waste electronics (WEEE) bill in November 2014 that includes RoHS substance restrictions that would come into effect 2 years after the regulation enters into force. The bill, 9042-D-2014 titled “Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment”, would cover all 10 categories of EEE products as specified in the EU WEEE Directive and also batteries.

The proposed substance restrictions include the same six substances controlled by the EU’s RoHS Directive – lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). Products containing these substances would be banned from sale in the Argentine market.