“Latest information from Huang Jianzhong, the director of China RoHS at the Economic Operations Bureau of China’s Ministry of Information Industry, Beijing suggests that the timeline for implementation is behind schedule. The final draft of ‘The Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products’ will be released in January 2006 to be implemented in July 2006. However, important components such as the companion catalogue that will define the electronics products covered by the law and the reporting requirements will not be available in time. Huang is quoted: “Ideally [China RoHS] will be effective July 1, but we may delay it,”" Source: emsnow.com