Product Compliance - Regulatory Q&A

Questions about Multiple Regulations

• REACH/RoHS and Compliance Documentation for Older Parts
• Including Compliance Information on Technical Drawings
• EU REACH, EU RoHS, and Lead
• Supplier Survey Completion under REACH and RoHS
• Can companies "ban" legal chemicals from their products?
• Can REACH declarations be used for RoHS?
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EU REACH - Overview & FAQs

• What is the REACh Regulation?
• What is an "Article" under REACH?
• REACH Concentration Calculations (W/W)
• Evaluation Under the REACH Regulation
• Registration Under the REACH Regulation
• Demonstrating Compliance with REACH SVHC
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EU REACH (SVHC)

• REACH SVHC Declaration Acceptance Criteria
• What are SVHCs Under the REACh Regulation?
• REACH SVHC Request
• REACH SVHC Communication & Reporting Requirements
• How can I access the Substances of Very High Concern for Authorization under EU REACH?
• Do SVHCs Automatically Mean REACH Noncompliance?
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EU REACH - Specific Questions & Situations

• SCIP Dates and Deadlines
• REACH and Reporting on SVHCs in Glass Products
• REACH Compliance Post-Brexit: Potential Effects and Outcomes
• REACH Communication Requirements and Import Weight
• EU REACH and Loaner Equipment
• EU REACH - Brass and Copper Scoping
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EU RoHS - Overview & FAQs

• RoHS Declaration Acceptance Criteria
• What is the EU RoHS Directive?
• What is "EU RoHS 2"?
• What is "EU RoHS 3"?
• RoHS Request
• Substances Included in RoHS
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EU RoHS - Specific Questions & Situations

• RoHS Exemptions Expiring 2021-07-21
• RoHS Exemptions: Supplier vs. Manufacturer Responsibilities
• RoHS and Tapes, CDs, or Other Digital Storage Media
• RoHS: Category Designation for Complex Products
• RoHS: Using Non-Compliant Material for Repairs
• RoHS and Industrial Coatings
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Other RoHS Regulations (China RoHS, Russia RoHS, etc.)

• About UAE RoHS
• India RoHS and Lead Restrictions
• China RoHS
• Differences between EU RoHS and China RoHS
• Hazardous Substance Tables for China RoHS (Information Placement)
• Environment Friendly Use Period for China RoHS
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California Proposition 65 - Overview and FAQs

• Proposition 65 Declaration Acceptance Criteria
• What is California Proposition 65?
• California Prop 65 Request
• Types of Chemicals on the California Proposition 65 List
• California Proposition 65 Labeling requirements
• Proposition 65 - Short and Long Form Label requirements
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California Proposition 65 - Specific Questions & Situations

• Proposition 65 and All-Natural Products
• Proposition 65 Exemption for Food
• Proposition 65 and Wet vs. Dry Paints and Glues
• Proposition 65 and Products Not Contacting Food/Water
• Proposition 65 Scope: Commercial and Consumer Products
• Proposition 65 Applicability Outside California
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EU Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR)

• What is EU MDR?
• Labels under EU MDR
• Frequently Asked Questions about the EU MDR
• EU MDR Extensions
• EU MDR 2017/745 Declaration Acceptance Criteria
• ISO 10993 and EU 2019/745 (EU MDR)
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EU Packaging Directive

• EU Packaging Regulation Supplier Declaration Acceptance Criteria
• What is EU Packaging?
• EU Packaging - Enforcement
• EU Packaging - Guidance on High Risk Packaging
• EU Packaging - Non-Compliance Fines or Penalties
• EU Packaging - Non-Branded Packaging
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Toxics in Packaging Clearing House

• What is Toxics in Packaging?
• What is TPCH?

Low Halogen

• What is Low Halogen?
• Halogen Restrictions under EU REACH, California Proposition 65, and EU RoHS
• Do REACH and RoHS Compliance Imply Halogen-Free Status?
• RoHS Compliance and Halogens

Persistent Organic Pollutants

• Stockholm Convention and PFOA
• What are Persistent Organic Pollutants?
• Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation 850/2004 vs. REACH and RoHS

Aerospace and Defense DSL / IPC 1754

• What is the AD-DSL?
• What Is the IPC-1754 Standard?

Other Regulations

• EU Biocides: What are "Treated Articles" under EU BPR?
• EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Commercial/Industrial Waste
• What is Montreal Protocol?
• What is GADSL?
• Safety Standards for Food and Water Contact
• What is EU SRR?
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Other Product Compliance Q&A (Not Regulation-Specific)

• When is FMD Data Complete?
• FMDs, Tolerance Limits, and Data Requirements
• Regulations Affecting Motorcycles
• What is Asbestos?
• What is Recycled Content?
• Glossary (Restricted Substances)
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