歐盟RoHS新指令2011/65/EU于2011年7月1日在歐盟官方公報上正式發布 。 新指令維持對現行六種物質的管控，優先對HBCDD、DEHP、BBP和 DBP進行評估。2011/65/EU于發布第20日起正式生效，歐盟成員國需在18個月內，即2013年1月2日前將其轉化為本國法律。
The new RoHS directive 2011/65/EU has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1st July, 2011. The new directive maintains the supervision and control of the current six substances, and requires prior assessments on HBCDD, DEHP, BBP and DBP. 2011/65/EU shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. All member states should transpose it to national legislation within 18 months, or to say before 2nd Jan, 2013. 

相比舊指令2002/95/EC，新指令主要在以下幾方面進行了修訂：
Compared to the old directive 2002/95/EC, main revisions are as follows: 

1.   擴大了產品范圍：將所有的電子電氣產品都涵蓋在了指令管控的范圍內（包括線纜和備用零部件），但是給予了新添入的第8類醫療器械、第9類監視和控制儀器（包括工業監控儀器）一定的過渡期，此外，還針對這兩類產品 給出了20項的豁免（列于附件IV中）；
Extended the scope of product: all electronic and electrical products are covered in the new directive (including cable and reserving accessory). However, transitional period is permitted for the newly added Category 8 (Medical Devices) and Category 9 (Monitoring and Control Instruments including Industrial Monitoring and Control Instrument). In addition, 20 exemptions are listed in Annex IV for these two categories;

2.   厘清了部分定義；
Clarified some definitions;

3.   管控物質的范圍未擴大，還是維持了原有的六種物質的原限量要求，但是提出了今后的審查過程中，要對包括DEHP等在內的物質優先進行考察；
Maintains the limits for current six substances, but requires prior assessments on substances including
DEHP in the future inspection;

4.   刪除了其中的生產商規定，而添入了“制造商”、“授權代表”、“進口商”、“經銷商”的定義，并對其職責進行了明確的界定；
Deleted the specification for producer and added definitions for manufacturer, authorized representative, importer and distributor, and clarified the responsibilities respectively and clearly.

5.   規定了產品需貼附CE標志及CE標志的相關事宜。
Specified CE label on product and relevant affairs.

歐盟官方公報地址鏈接You can link to Official Journal of the European Union by this address：
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do?ihmlang=en