Legal Compliance
Legal Compliance
ASUS is committed to manage all products through a complete quality management process, in line with the product sales market local laws and regulations. In addition, we also disclose the environmental information of the products as well as the eco labels received.
J-MOSS is a Japanese regulatory requirement, defined by specification JIS C 0950:2008, mandates that manufacturers provide Material Content Declarations of six chemicals for seven categories of electronic products offered for sale after August 1, 2008.
Korean regulatory requirement "No. 8405, Act for Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles" entered into force on Jan 1st, 2008. It requires manufacturers and importers of those products to comply with Restriction of Hazardous Substances and to take responsibility in product recycle.
ASUS' Products are classified as electrical and electronic equipments and are in complied with the restriction identified in Article 11.
The information can be found HERE.
REACH
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation (EC)No 1907/2006 is a European Union chemical regulatory framework that entered into force on 1 June 2007. REACH is based on the belief that industry itself should be responsible for ensuring that the chemicals it manufactures and puts on the market in the EU do not adversely affect the health of the workers exposed to them through the employment, the users who come into contact with them, or the environment.
SVHC
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has included 15 substances of very high concern (SVHC) in the 'Candidate List' which was published on the ECHA website on October, 2008. By December, 2010, there were total of 46 substances published in the list. Those SVHC might have the following characteristic(s):
- Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR)
- Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT)
- Very Persistent, very Bioaccumulative (vPvB)
- Proven to be seriously harmful to the human body or to the environment, and the hazardous level is the same as those of the previous stated substances (e.g. Endocrine Disrupters)
Please visithttp://echa.europa.eu/ for the latest Candidate List under "ECHA CHEM".
Article 33 Duty to communicate information on substances in articles
According to Article 33 of REACH, the manufacturer has the obligation to provide sufficient information to the consumer/recipient of the article if Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) of candidate list are contained in its products in a concentration above 0.1% weight by weight (w/w). As a well-known international brand, ASUS actively discloses that ASUS products may contain more than 0.1% (w/w) of SVHC related information:
| Substance | CAS no. | Where use in article |
|---|---|---|
| Boric acid, crude natural | 11113-50-1,10043-35-3 | Printed Circuit Board Assembly |
| Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous | 12179-04-3,1303-96-4,1330-43-4 | Printed Circuit Board Assembly |
| 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) | 872-50-4 | Printed Circuit Board Assembly |
| 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) | 872-50-4 | Printed Circuit Board Assembly |
Energy-related Products Directive
The European Union’s Ecodesign Directive (Directive 2009/125/EC) establishes a framework that sets mandatory requirements for energy-related products. The directive is implemented through product-specific regulations, which aiming to reduce energy and resource consumption.
ASUS implements the ecodesign assessment by applying “Internal design control” to fulfill the directive and the implementing measures. Please refer to Ecodesign Management for further information. In addition, ASUS discloses the information according to the implementing measure by product criteria.
The Implementing Measure for computers and computer servers, (EU) No 617/2013
In 2013, EU published the implementing measure regarding to the ecodesign requirements for computers and computer servers. The implementing measure not only requires the limits of energy efficiency and power management but also requires that the manufacturer shall provide the product information. Please refer to each product category as the link below for the information of ASUS computers and computer servers on EU market.
The Implementing Measure for Standby and Off Mode, and networked standby, electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment, (EC) No 1275/2008 and (EU) No 801/2013
In 2008, EU published the implementing measure regarding to the ecodesign requirements for standby and off mode electric power consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment. In 2013, EU published the amendment, (EU) No 801/2013, to further include networked standby requirements. The amended implementing measure requires that:1.Products shall comply with the requirements for power consumption and power management. 2.Manufacturer shall provide the product information
The Implementing Measure for Servers and Data storage products, (EU) 2019/424
The Implementing Measure for External Power Supplies, (EU) 2019/1782
According to ECMA-370 "The Eco Declaration - TED" published by ECMA International, ASUS discloses product environmental information, including but not limited to chemicals, electromagnetic compatibility and safety regulations, materials, packaging, and energy efficiency.
