The EurAsian Economic Commission Collegiate approved the transitional provisions for the EEU Technical Regulation on the Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. This Technical Regulation is to enter into force on 1 March 2018. The TR restricts the use of lead, mercury, cadmium and other hazardous substances in a number of products, including domestic appliances, computers, refrigerators, smartphones and some other products.
According to the transitional provisions, manufacturers and suppliers of the products subject to the EEU RoHS TR, are allowed to produce and place on the market these products without accessing conformity of such products with the EEU RoHS TR requirements and without any documents evidencing such conformity assessment (e.g. declarations of conformity).