The European Chamber invites you to attend a RoHS Training Workshop to be held in Shanghai, China on the 7th - 8th December 2006.
This two-day workshop follows on from a two-day RoHS Conference in Beijing which, with the support of the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission and the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, will offer EU and Chinese authorities and industry representatives a platform for information exchange with a view to better understanding the compliance requirements of the respective European and Chinese RoHS equivalents.
The Shanghai workshop will focus on providing industry specific training, offering Chinese and China-based European enterprises in the electronics and electrical equipment sector the opportunity to better understand the compliance requirements of the RoHS Directive as well as introduce the Chinese RoHS equivalent which is currently being developed by the Chinese authorities and which is expected to enter into force in 2007.
Background:
On July 1st 2006, the EU?? Directive RoHS entered into force, restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in the production of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) being placed on the EU market. These substances include various heavy metals (lead, mecury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium) and brominated flame retardants (polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)).
Adaptation to the standards and requirements of this new environmental directive will be difficult for SMEs with limited financial and technical capacity to absorb these changes. This is particularly true for SMEs based in developing countries that export their goods to the European market. In response the European Commission has funded the project ??U and Chinese RoHS: Standards and Compliance Requirements??through the Asia Invest II Programme. Implemented by the European Chamber and its partners, the project?? capacity building workshops will enable China based SMEs exporting electrical or electronic equipment to the EU to understand the requirements of the RoHS directive and develop appropriate strategies to minimise compliance costs.
For further details on the workshop agenda and training workshops as well as the European RoHS directive itself, please visit the following website www.rohstraining.com.cn
Registration: If you would be interested in attending the RoHS Training Workshop, you may register by completing your details below and send them via email to Karolina Mog-Sidor kmog@euccc.com.cn or fax 0086 10 6462 2067. There is no fee for participation.
Given that seating is limited, priority will be given to those with a direct interest in the RoHS directives. We therefore recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.
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After registration, you will receive the official invitation by e-mail from the European Chamber providing further details about the workshop. Please inform us if you require a visa to attend.