Enhance Cooperation, Improve Capacity

Department of Supervision on inspection, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ)

Cairns, Australia June 24, 2007

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Topic: How do RoHS standards and regulations shape domestic economies?

The first anniversary of the EU RoHS

There are no obvious international trade conflicts.

Does the impact on world economy

caused by the EU RoHS directive really fade?

The answer is NO!

A meaningful topic

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Our history of dealing with RoHS

Since 2004, maybe earlier

1. Wide and deep discussion and exchange on each level in APEC

2. Action: propagandized RoHS, assessed, rectified and improved the related industrial sectors

3. A great team of technicians

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What to do

China’s example: improved the production and manufacture capacity of enterprises

Through:1. propagandizing, training, offering counseling service,

guiding2. establishing and improving related labs and test

facilities 3. recommending qualified green suppliers 4. strengthening inspection and supervision on export

products, etc.

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What to do: China’s example

Results: trade volume in 2006

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Chart 1: trade volume in 2006

China’s international trade volume of goods in 2006 (billion USD)

Export and import

Export Import

China in 2006 1760.69 969 791.6

China-Europe 272.3 182 90.3

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What to do: China’s example Results: increase in 2006

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Chart 2: increase in 2006

volume of international trade in goods China in 2006

ExportAndimport export import

China in 2006 23.80% 27.20% 20.00%

chian-Europe 25.30% 26.60% 22.70%

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In the first quarter of 2007 China-EU

The trade volume between China and EU increased by 30%

Export volume is 51.5 billion USD with an increase of 34.5%

China’s first export marketA positive and optimistic result

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Our long term efforts and supports to each other contribute to such a harmonious and developing economic position.

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Costs

1. Expenditure

1.1 Import test equipments and instruments

1.2 In 2006, the import increased by 22.1%.

Most of these instruments are imported from EU.

1.3 The minimum price is 40,000 to 60,000 USD per set, some more expensive.

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Costs

2. Test cost

2.1 All the raw materials and component accessories are tested strictly

2.2 Indirect cost, such as HR cost, time cost, etc.

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Costs

3. R&D cost

A new sector in China Improving production methods and

processes Exploring substitute materials

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Cooperation is very important for our development

APEC is a good cooperation and communication platform

Besides TFTF and CD, we also have WEF.

World Electronics Forum Promoting fast transform, spread and

application of technical achievements.

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China RoHS

Objectives:

1. main purpose: to control and decrease the pollution

2. support enterprises to improve production capacity

3. encourage the use of new methods and processes, new materials

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China RoHS

Competent authorities Ministry of Information Industry National Development and Reform commission Ministry of Commerce General Administration of Customs State Administration of Industry and Commerce AQSIQ

General Administration of Environment Protection

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China RoHS

Time tableMeasures for the Pollution Control

and Management of Electronic Information Products on February 28th, 2006.

Came into force from March 1st, 2007.

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China RoHS What? The Scope

ITITBroadcastequipment

Broadcastequipment

Consumer Electronic product

Consumer Electronic productRadar equipmentRadar equipment

Electronic components

Electronic components

electroMedical device

electroMedical device

Communicationequipment

Communicationequipment

Electronic industryequipment

Electronic industryequipment

electroinstrument

electroinstrument

Other electronic product

Other electronic product

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China RoHS

Haven’t developed any detailed enforcement measures

A kind of guide document without detailed implementing rules

Each coin has two sides:

advantages and disadvantages

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China’s standards on RoHS

GB mandatory national standards

No

GB/Z technical report, a kind of guiding national standards. 5

4 on test 1 on General disassembly requirements

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China’s standards on RoHS

SJ/T: voluntary sector standards on electronics sector, a kind of recommending sector standards of IT field

1. SJ/T 11363-2006 Requirements for Marking of Control of Pollution from Electronic and Information Products

2. SJ/T 11364-2006 Technical Requirements for Limits of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Information Products

3. SJ/T 11365-2006 Methods for Determination of Toxic and Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Information Products

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China’s standards on RoHS

SN/T :voluntary sector standards on export and import, a kind of recommending sector standards on export and import

about 20

1 on general chapter

1 on conformity assessment

others on test methods

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Thank you!Xu Jian

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