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On 5 February 2019, the European Commission (EC) has published delegation Directives amending 16 exemption applications1 in Annex III of RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU2. Member States shall adopt these provisions by 29 February 2020.
The initiatives were published in 2018 after receiving requests for granting new and renewing existing exemptions which were expired on 21 July 2016. Since there are no reliable alternatives available on the market for the applications concerned, the Commission decided the exemption for different categories should be renewed.
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Exemption |
Exempted applications |
Categories |
Expires on |
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7(c)-II |
Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher |
Does not apply to applications covered by point 7(c)-I and 7(c)-IV of this Annex. |
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Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for Category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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7(c)-IV |
7(c)-IV Lead in PZT (lead-zirconium-titanate) based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors which are part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors |
Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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8(b) |
Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts |
Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for Category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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8(b)-I |
Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts used in:
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Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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15 |
Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages |
Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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15(a) |
Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between the semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages where at least one of the following criteria applies:
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Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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18(b) |
Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1% lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as sun tanning lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) |
Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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18(b)-I |
Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) when used in medical phototherapy equipment |
Categories 5 and 8, excluding applications covered by entry 34 of Annex IV |
21 July 2021 |
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21 |
Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses |
Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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21(a) |
Cadmium when used in colour printed glass to provide filtering functions, used as a component in lighting applications installed in displays and control panels of EEE |
Categories 1 to 7 and 10 except applications covered by entry 21(b) or 39 of Annex III |
21 July 2021 |
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21(b) |
Cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses |
Categories 1 to 7 and 10 except applications covered by entry 21(a) or 39 of Annex III |
21 July 2021 |
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21(c) |
Lead in printing inks for the application of enamels on other than borosilicate glasses |
Categories 1 to 7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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29 |
Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council Directive 69/493/EEC |
Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for Category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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32 |
Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton laser tubes |
Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for Category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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37 |
Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate glass body |
Categories 1-7 and 10 |
21 July 2021 |
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Categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments |
21 July 2021 |
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Category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices |
21 July 2023 |
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Category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for Category 11 |
21 July 2024 |
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42 |
Lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuel powered internal combustion engines applied in non-road professional use equipment:
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Category 11, excluding applications covered by entry 6(c) of Annex III |
21 July 2024 |
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