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India Extends RoHS Compliance Deadline to April 2025 for Schedule IIC Equipment
India E-Waste Management RulesMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)India
Announced
Jul 24, 2023
Effective
Apr 1, 2025
Implementation
Jul 24, 2023
Description
The E-Waste (Management) Second Amendment Rules, 2023 (G.S.R. 534(E)) extend RoHS compliance deadlines for electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule IIC. Equipment placed on the market before May 1, 2014 is exempt from hazardous substance restrictions. For Schedule IIC equipment categories, the compliance deadline for restricting hazardous substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB, PBDE) is extended to April 1, 2025. The amendment also modifies EPR certificate generation provisions. Manufacturers and producers of affected EEE categories should update compliance roadmaps to meet the extended deadline. Effective July 24, 2023 upon publication in the Official Gazette.
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India Extends RoHS Compliance Deadline to April 2025 for Schedule IIC Equipment
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