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Recently, the European Union's Rapid Alert System for non-food consumer products (Safety Gate) has reported multiple cases of non-compliance with the EU RoHS Directive, mainly involving restriction requirements for lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The non-compliant products listed below have been notified and subject to enforcement measures. CIRS Testing advises relevant manufacturers, exporters and supply-chain stakeholders to strengthen quality control in order to mitigate trade risks.

A four-week public consultation has now officially opened, with a deadline of August 5, 2026.

China formulated the Conformity Management Catalog for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2026 Edition).

Effective January 1, 2026, the supporting standard for China RoHS implements its Amendment No. 1.

On 12 December 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Directive (EU) 2025/2456, which amends Directive 2011/65/EU (commonly known as the RoHS Directive).

On November 21, 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published three Commission Delegated Directives, introducing centralized revisions to multiple lead-related exemptions under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) Directive (2011/65/EU). These amendments focus on lead applications in alloys, glass/ceramics, and high melting temperature solders.

On November 3, 2025, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a notice soliciting public comments on the draft Catalog for Compliance Management of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2025 Edition) and the draft List of Applications Exempted from Restricted Substances in the Compliance Management Catalog (2025 Edition). The public consultation period lasts until December 2, 2025.

On September 8, 2025, the European Commission formally adopted three draft delegated directives, revising Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive). The revisions focus on exemptions for lead in glass/ceramics, alloys, and high-temperature solder.

In 2018, the EU's RoHS Directive assessment project Pack15 proposed adding seven substances, including TBBP-A and MCCPs, to the RoHS Directive's restricted list. On December 10, 2024, the EU abandoned its plan to restrict Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) under the RoHS Directive.

On May 19, 2023, the Technical Committee for Hazardous Substance Testing Methods (SAC/TC297/SC3) of the National Standardization Technical Committee for Environmental Standardization of Electrical and Electronic Products and Systems organized a technical review meeting in Beijing for the first amendment of the national standard GB/T 26572-2011 'Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products.' During the meeting, the reviewing experts attentively listened to the drafting team's report on the process, content, and relevant materials of the amendment. They conducted a rigorous review of the technical content and textual format of the submitted draft and unanimously agreed to pass the review of the GB/T 26572 amendment. They also recommended submitting a complete set of approval documents to the National Standards Committee for further modification based on the opinions expressed in this review meeting, in order to expedite its approval and implementation.