Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast) Text with EEA relevance

Exemption	Exemption	Scope and dates of applicability
1	Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner):
1(a)	For general lighting purposes < 30 W: 2,5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
1(b)	For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W: 3,5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
1(c)	For general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W: 5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
1(d)	For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W: 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
1(e)	For general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm: 5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
1(f) – I	For lamps designed to emit mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum: 5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
1(f) – II	For special purposes: 5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2025
1(g)	For general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime equal or above 20 000 h: 3,5 mg	Expires on 24 August 2023
2(a)	Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp):
2(a)(1)	Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
2(a)(2)	Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter ≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 3 mg	Expires on 24 August 2023
2(a)(3)	Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 3,5 mg	Expires on 24 August 2023
2(a)(4)	Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12): 3,5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
2(a)(5)	Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25 000  h): 5 mg.	Expires on 24 February 2023
2(b)	Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp):
2(b)(1)	Linear halophosphate lamps with tube > 28 mm (e.g. T10 and T12): 10 mg	Expires on 13 April 2012
2(b)(2)	Non-linear halophosphate lamps (all diameters): 15 mg	Expires on 13 April 2016
2(b)(3)	Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9): 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023; 10 mg may be used per lamp from 25 February 2023 until 24 February 2025
2(b)(4)- I	Lamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps): 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2025
2(b)(4)- II	Lamps emitting mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum: 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
2(b)(4)- III	Emergency lamps: 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
3	Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes used in EEE placed on the market before 24 February 2022 not exceeding (per lamp):
3(a)	Short length (≤ 500 mm): 3,5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2025
3(b)	Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm): 5 mg	Expires on 24 February 2025
3(c)	Long length (> 1 500 mm): 13 mg	Expires on 24 February 2025
4(a)	Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps (per lamp): 15 mg	Expires on 24 February 2023
4(a)-I	Mercury in low pressure non-phosphor coated discharge lamps, where the application requires the main range of the lamp-spectral output to be in the ultraviolet spectrum: up to 15 mg mercury may be used per lamp	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(b)	Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 80: P ≤ 105 W: 16 mg may be used per burner	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(b)-I	Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P ≤ 155 W: 30 mg may be used per burner	Expires on 24 February 2023
4(b)-II	Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: 155 W < P ≤ 405 W: 40 mg may be used per burner	Expires on 24 February 2023
4(b)-III	Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P > 405 W: 40 mg may be used per burner	Expires on 24 February 2023
4(c)	Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner):
4(c)-I	P ≤ 155 W: 20 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(c)-II	155 W < P ≤ 405 W: 25 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(c)-III	P > 405 W: 25 mg	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(d)	Mercury in High Pressure Mercury (vapour) lamps (HPMV)	Expires on 13 April 2015
4(e)	Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH)	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(f) -I	Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in this Annex	Expires on 24 February 2025
4(f) -II	Mercury in high pressure mercury vapour lamps used in projectors where an output ≥ 2000 lumen ANSI is required	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(f) -III	Mercury in high pressure sodium vapour lamps used for horticulture lighting	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(f) -IV	Mercury in lamps emitting light in the ultraviolet spectrum	Expires on 24 February 2027
4(g)	Mercury in hand crafted luminous discharge tubes used for signs, decorative or architectural and specialist lighting and light-artwork, where the mercury content shall be limited as follows: (a) 20 mg per electrode pair + 0,3 mg per tube length in cm, but not more than 80 mg, for outdoor applications and indoor applications exposed to temperatures below 20 °C; (b) 15 mg per electrode pair + 0,24 mg per tube length in cm, but not more than 80 mg, for all other indoor applications.	Expires on 31 December 2018
5(a)	Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes
5(b)	Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0,2 % by weight
6(a)	Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes and in galvanised steel containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight	Expires on 11 december 2026
6(a)-I	Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight [^E0006]	Expires on 30 June 2027 for all categories.
6(a)-II	Lead as an alloying element in batch hot-dip galvanised steel components containing up to 0,2 % lead by weight [^E0006]	Expires on 30 June 2027 for all categories.
6(b)	Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight	Expires on 11 June 2027
6(b)-I	Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight, provided it stems from lead-bearing aluminium scrap recycling [^E0006]	Expires on 11 december 2026 for categories 1-7, 10. Expires on 30 June 2027 for categories 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and 11.
6(b)-II	Lead as an alloying element in aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight [^E0006]	Expires on 11 June 2027 for categories 1-7, 10. Expires on 30 June 2027 for categories 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments and 11 [^E0006].
6(b)-III	Lead as an alloying element in aluminium casting alloys containing up to 0,3 % lead by weight provided it stems from lead-bearing aluminium scrap recycling [^E0006]	Expires on 30 June 2027 for categories 1-8, 9 other than industrial monitoring and control instruments, and 10.
6(c)	Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight [^E0006]	Expires on 30 June 2027.
7(a)	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead)	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 30 June 2027.
7(a)-I	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) for internal interconnections for attaching die, or other components along with a die in semiconductor assembly with steady state or transient/impulse currents of 0,1 A or greater or blocking voltages beyond 10 V, or die edge sizes larger than 0,3 mm × 0,3 mm	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-II	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) for integral (meaning internal and external) connections of die attach in electrical and electronic components, if all the following conditions are met: — the thermal conductivity of the cured/sintered die-attach material is > 35 W/(m × K), — the electrical conductivity of the cured/sintered die-attach material is > 4,7 MS/m, — solidus melting temperature is higher than 260 °C	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-III	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) in first level solder joints (internal or integral connections – meaning internal and external) for manufacturing components so that subsequent mounting of electronic components onto subassemblies (i.e. modules, sub-circuit boards, substrates, or point-to-point soldering) with a secondary solder does not reflow the first level solder. This sub-entry excludes die attach applications and hermetic sealings	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-IV	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) in second level solder joints for the attachment of components to printed circuit board or lead frames: (1) in solder balls for the attachment of ceramic ball-grid-array (BGA); (2) in high temperature plastic overmouldings (> 220 °C)	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-V	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) as a hermetic sealing material between: (1) a ceramic package or plug and a metal case; (2) component terminations and an internal sub-part	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-VI	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) for establishing electrical connections between lamp components in incandescent reflector lamps for infrared heating, high intensity discharge lamps, or oven lamps	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(a)-VII	Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead) for audio transducers where the peak operating temperature exceeds 200 °C	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 24 of this Annex) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(b)	Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission, and network management for telecommunications
7(c)-I	Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other than dielectric ceramic in capacitors, e.g. piezoelectronic devices, or in a glass or ceramic matrix compound	Applies to all categories and expires on 30 June 2027.
7(c)-II	Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by point 7(c)-I or 7(c)-IV) and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(c)-III	Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC	Expires on 1 January 2013 and after that date may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January 2013
7(c)-IV	Lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors which are part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10; — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
7(c)-V	Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or glass matrix compound that fulfils any of the following functions: (1) for protection and electrical insulation in glass beads of high-voltage diodes and glass layers for wafers; (2) for hermetic sealing between ceramic, metal and/or glass parts; (3) for bonding purposes in a process parameter window for < 500 °C combined with a viscosity of 1 013,3 dPas (‘glass-transition temperature’); (4) for use as a resistive material such as ink, with a resistivity range from 1 ohm/square to 100 megohm/square, excluding trimmer potentiometers; (5) for use in chemically modified glass surfaces for microchannel plates (MCPs), channel electron multipliers (CEMs) and resistive glass products (RGPs).	Applies to all categories and expires on 31 December 2027.
7(c)-VI	Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a ceramic that fulfils any of the following functions: (1) for use in piezoelectric lead zirconium titanate (PZT) ceramics; (2) for providing ceramics with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC).	Applies to all categories (except applications covered by points 7(c)-II, 7(c)-III and 7(c)-IV of this Annex as well as point 14 of Annex IV) and expires on 31 December 2027.
8(a)	Cadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet type thermal cut-offs	Expires on 1 January 2012 and after that date may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January 2012
8(b)	Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11 and expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
8(b)-I	Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts used in: — circuit breakers, — thermal sensing controls, — thermal motor protectors (excluding hermetic thermal motor protectors), — AC switches rated at: — — 6 A and more at 250 V AC and more, or — 12 A and more at 125 V AC and more, — DC switches rated at 20 A and more at 18 V DC and more, and — switches for use at voltage supply frequency ≥ 200 Hz.	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10 and expires on 21 July 2021.
9	Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up to 0,75 % by weight in the cooling solution	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11 and expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments, — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices, — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
9(a)-I	Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of carbon steel cooling systems of absorption refrigerators (including minibars) designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised power input < 75 W at constant running conditions	Applies to categories 1-7 and 10 and expires on 5 March 2021.
9(a)-II	Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of carbon steel cooling systems of absorption refrigerators: — designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised power input ≥ 75 W at constant running conditions, — designed to fully operate with non-electrical heater.	Applies to categories 1-7 and 10 and expires on 21 July 2021.
9(a)-III	Up to 0,7 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the working fluid of the carbon steel sealed circuit of gas absorption heat pumps for space and water heating	Applies to category 1 and expires on 31 December 2026.
9(b)	Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing compressors for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) applications	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11; expires on: — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices, — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments and for category 11, — 21 July 2021 for other subcategories of categories 8 and 9.
9(b)-(I)	Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing hermetic scroll compressors with a stated electrical power input equal or below 9 kW for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) applications	Applies to category 1; expires on 21 July 2019.
11(a)	Lead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems	May be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24 September 2010
11(b)	Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems	Expires on 1 January 2013 and after that date may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January 2013
12	Lead as a coating material for the thermal conduction module C-ring	May be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24 September 2010
13(a)	Lead in white glasses used for optical applications	Applies to all categories; expires on: — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments and for category 11; — 21 July 2021 for all other categories and subcategories
13(b)	Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11; expires on: — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments and for category 11; — 21 July 2021 for other subcategories of categories 8 and 9
13(b)-(I)	Lead in ion coloured optical filter glass types	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10; expires on 21 July 2021 for categories 1 to 7 and 10
13(b)-(II)	Cadmium in striking optical filter glass types; excluding applications falling under point 39 of this Annex	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10; expires on 21 July 2021 for categories 1 to 7 and 10
13(b)-(III)	Cadmium and lead in glazes used for reflectance standards	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10; expires on 21 July 2021 for categories 1 to 7 and 10
14	Lead in solders consisting of more than two elements for the connection between the pins and the package of microprocessors with a lead content of more than 80 % and less than 85 % by weight	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10; expires on 21 July 2021 for categories 1 to 7 and 10	Expired on 1 January 2011 and after that date may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January 2011
15	Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11 and expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
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: — a semiconductor technology node of 90 nm or larger; — a single die of 300 mm2 or larger in any semiconductor technology node; — stacked die packages with die of 300 mm2 or larger, or silicon interposers of 300 mm2 or larger.	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10 and expires on 21 July 2021.
16	Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes	Expires on 1 September 2013
17	Lead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps used for professional reprography applications
18(a)	Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as speciality lamps for diazoprinting reprography, lithography, insect traps, photochemical and curing processes containing phosphors such as SMS ((Sr,Ba)2MgSi2O7:Pb)	Expired on 1 January 2011
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)	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10; — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
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	Applies to categories 5 and 8, excluding applications covered by entry 34 of Annex IV, and expires on 21 July 2021.
19	Lead with PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg in specific compositions as main amalgam and with PbSn-Hg as auxiliary amalgam in very compact energy saving lamps (ESL)	Expires on 1 June 2011
20	Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear substrates of flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)	Expires on 1 June 2011
21	Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses	Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11 and expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
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	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10 except applications covered by entry 21(b) or entry 39 and expires on 21 July 2021.
21(b)	Cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10 except applications covered by entry 21(a) or 39 and expires on 21 July 2021.
21(c)	Lead in printing inks for the application of enamels on other than borosilicate glasses	Applies to categories 1 to 7 and 10 and expires on 21 July 2021.
23	Lead in finishes of fine pitch components other than connectors with a pitch of 0,65 mm and less	May be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24 September 2010
24	Lead in solders for the soldering to machined through hole discoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer capacitors	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10, — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments, — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices, — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
25	Lead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays (SED) used in structural elements, notably in the seal frit and frit ring
26	Lead oxide in the glass envelope of black light blue lamps	Expires on 1 June 2011
27	Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered (designated to operate for several hours at acoustic power levels of 125 dB SPL and above) loudspeakers	Expired on 24 September 2010
29	Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council Directive 69/493/EEC [^E0004]	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10; — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and ontrol instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
30	Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors located directly on the voice coil in transducers used in high-powered loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more
31	Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting)
32	Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton laser tubes	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10, — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments, — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices, — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
33	Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter and less in power transformers
34	Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements	Applies to all categories; expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10, — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments, — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices, — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
36	Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma displays with a content up to 30 mg per display	Expired on 1 July 2010
37	Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate glass body	Expires on: — 21 July 2021 for categories 1-7 and 10; — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
38	Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium bonded beryllium oxide
39(a)	Cadmium selenide in downshifting cadmium-based semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots for use in display lighting applications (< 0,2 μg Cd per mm2 of display screen area)	Expires for all categories on 21 November 2025
39(b)	Cadmium in downshifting semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots directly deposited on LED semiconductor chips for use in display and projection applications (< 5 μg Cd per mm2 of LED chip surface) with a maximum amount per device of 1 mg	Expires for all categories on 31 December 2027
40	Cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment	Expires on 31 December 2013
41	Lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed circuit boards used in ignition modules and other electrical and electronic engine control systems, which for technical reasons must be mounted directly on or in the crankcase or cylinder of hand-held combustion engines (classes SH:1, SH:2, SH:3 of Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council [^E0003])	Applies to all categories and expires on: — 31 March 2022 for categories 1 to 7, 10 and 11; — 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; — 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; — 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments.
42	Lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuel powered internal combustion engines applied in non-road professional use equipment: — with engine total displacement ≥ 15 litres; — or — with engine total displacement < 15 litres and the engine is designed to operate in applications where the time between signal to start and full load is required to be less than 10 seconds; or regular maintenance is typically performed in a harsh and dirty outdoor environment, such as mining, construction, and agriculture applications.	Applies to category 11, excluding applications covered by entry 6(c) of this Annex. Expires on 21 July 2024.
43	Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in rubber components in engine systems, designed for use in equipment that is not intended solely for consumer use and provided that no plasticised material comes into contact with human mucous membranes or into prolonged contact with human skin and the concentration value of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate does not exceed: (a) 30 % by weight of the rubber for (i) gasket coatings; (ii) solid-rubber gaskets; or (iii) rubber components included in assemblies of at least three components using electrical, mechanical or hydraulic energy to do work, and attached to the engine. (b) 10 % by weight of the rubber for rubber-containing components not referred to in point (a). For the purposes of this entry, ‘prolonged contact with human skin’ means continuous contact of more than 10 minutes duration or intermittent contact over a period of 30 minutes, per day.	Applies to category 11 and expires on 21 July 2024.
44	Lead in solder of sensors, actuators, and engine control units of combustion engines within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^E0005], installed in equipment used at fixed positions while in operation which is designed for professionals, but also used by non-professional users	Applies to category 11 and expires on 21 July 2024.
45	Lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange lead (lead tetroxide), lead dioxide in electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use and barium chromate in long time pyrotechnic delay charges of electric initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use	Applies to category 11 and expires on 20 April 2026
46	Cadmium and lead in plastic profiles containing mixtures produced from polyvinyl chloride waste (hereinafter referred to as ‘recovered rigid PVC’), used for electrical and electronic windows and doors, where the concentration in the recovered rigid PVC material does not exceed 0,1 % cadmium by weight and 1,5 % lead by weight. From 28 May 2026, rigid PVC recovered from electrical and electronic windows and doors shall only be used for the production of new articles under the categories specified in entry 63, points 18(a) to (d) of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. Suppliers of PVC articles containing recovered rigid PVC with a concentration of lead equal to or greater than 0,1 % by weight of the PVC material shall ensure, before placing those articles on the market, that they are visibly, legibly and indelibly marked with the statement: ‘Contains ≥ 0,1 % lead’. Where the marking cannot be provided on the article due to the nature of the article, it shall be on the packaging of the article. Suppliers of PVC articles containing recovered rigid PVC shall submit to national enforcement authorities upon request documentary evidence to substantiate the claims on the recovered origin of the PVC in those articles. Certificates issued by schemes to provide proof of traceability and recycled content, such as those developed according to EN 15343:2007 or equivalent recognised standards, may be used to substantiate such claims for PVC articles produced in the Union. Claims made on the recovered origin of the PVC in imported articles shall be accompanied by a certificate that provides equivalent proof of traceability and recycled content, issued by an independent third party.	Applies to category 11 and expires on 28 May 2028.

Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to measures against the emission of gaseous and particulate pollutants from internal combustion engines to be installed in non-road mobile machinery (OJ L 59, 27.2.1998, p. 1).

Council Directive 69/493/EEC of 15 December 1969 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to crystal glass (OJ L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 36).

Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery, amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) No 167/2013, and amending and repealing Directive 97/68/EC (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 53).

The exemption shall not cover EEE for supply to the general public where the EEE or accessible part thereof may, during normal or foreseeable conditions of use, be placed in the mouth by children. However, the exemption shall apply where the following can be both demonstrated:

— the rate of lead release from such an EEE or any accessible part, whether coated or uncoated, does not exceed 0,05 μg/cm² per hour (equivalent to 0,05 μg/g/h),

— for coated articles, that the coating is sufficient to ensure that this release rate is not exceeded for a period of at least two years of normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the EEE.

For the purpose of this footnote, it is considered that an EEE or accessible part of an EEE may be placed in the mouth by children if it is smaller than 5 cm in one dimension or has a detachable or protruding part of that size.

ANNEX IV

Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments

Equipment utilising or detecting ionising radiation

• 1.Lead, cadmium and mercury in detectors for ionising radiation.

• 2.Lead bearings in X-ray tubes.

• 3.Lead in electromagnetic radiation amplification devices: micro-channel plate and capillary plate.

• 4.Lead in glass frit of X-ray tubes and image intensifiers and lead in glass frit binder for assembly of gas lasers and for vacuum tubes that convert electromagnetic radiation into electrons.

• 5.Lead in shielding for ionising radiation.

• 6.Lead in X-ray test objects.

- 7.Lead stearate X-ray diffraction crystals.

• 8.Radioactive cadmium isotope source for portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.

Sensors, detectors and electrodes

• 1a.Lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes including glass of pH electrodes.

• 1b.Lead anodes in electrochemical oxygen sensors.

- 1c.Lead, cadmium and mercury in infra-red light detectors.

• 1d.Mercury in reference electrodes: low chloride mercury chloride, mercury sulphate and mercury oxide.

Others

• 9.Cadmium in helium-cadmium lasers.

• 10.Lead and cadmium in atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps.

• 11.Lead in alloys as a superconductor and thermal conductor in MRI.

• 12.Lead and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors. Expires on 30 June 2021.

• 13.Lead in counterweights.

• 14.Lead in single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers.

• 15.Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers.

• 16.Mercury in very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and in high frequency RF switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments not exceeding 20 mg of mercury per switch or relay.

• 17.Lead in solders in portable emergency defibrillators.

• 18.Lead in solders of high performance infrared imaging modules to detect in the range 8-14 μm.

• 19.Lead in Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays.

• 20.Cadmium in X-ray measurement filters.

• 21.Cadmium in phosphor coatings in image intensifiers for X-ray images until 31 December 2019 and in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the EU market before 1 January 2020.

• 22.Lead acetate marker for use in stereotactic head frames for use with CT and MRI and in positioning systems for gamma beam and particle therapy equipment. Expires on 30 June 2021.

• 23.Lead as an alloying element for bearings and wear surfaces in medical equipment exposed to ionising radiation. Expires on 30 June 2021.

• 24.Lead enabling vacuum tight connections between aluminium and steel in X-ray image intensifiers. Expires on 31 December 2019.

• 25.Lead in the surface coatings of pin connector systems requiring nonmagnetic connectors which are used durably at a temperature below – 20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions. Expires on 30 June 2021.

• 26.Lead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below – 20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions:

• (a) solders on printed circuit boards;

• (b) termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and coatings of printed circuit boards;

• (c) solders for connecting wires and cables;

• (d) solders connecting transducers and sensors.

• Lead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in devices which are designed to be used periodically at temperatures below – 150 °C.

• These exemptions expire on 30 June 2021.

• 27.Lead in

• — solders,

• — termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards,

• — connections of electrical wires, shields and enclosed connectors,

• which are used in

• (a) magnetic fields within the sphere of 1 m radius around the isocentre of the magnet in medical magnetic resonance imaging equipment, including patient monitors designed to be used within this sphere, or

• (b) magnetic fields within 1 m distance from the external surfaces of cyclotron magnets, magnets for beam transport and beam direction control applied for particle therapy,

• (c) MRI non-integrated coils, for which the Declaration of Conformity of this model is issued for the first time before 23 September 2022, or

• (d) MRI devices including integrated coils, which are used in magnetic fields within the sphere of 1 m radius around the isocentre of the magnet in medical magnetic resonance imaging equipment, for which the Declaration of Conformity is issued for the first time before 30 June 2024.

• Expires on 30 June 2027.

• 28.Lead in solders for mounting cadmium telluride and cadmium zinc telluride digital array detectors to printed circuit boards. Expires on 31 December 2017.

• 29.Lead in alloys, as a superconductor or thermal conductor, used in cryo-cooler cold heads and/or in cryo-cooled cold probes and/or in cryo-cooled equipotential bonding systems, in medical devices (category 8) and/or in industrial monitoring and control instruments. Expires on 30 June 2021.

• 30.Hexavalent chromium in alkali dispensers used to create photocathodes in X-ray image intensifiers until 31 December 2019 and in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the EU market before 1 January 2020.

• 31a.Lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, or electron microscopes and their accessories, provided that the reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems and that each reuse of parts is notified to the customer.

• Expires on:

• (a) 21 July 2021 for the use in medical devices other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices;

• (b) 21 July 2023 for the use in in vitro diagnostic medical devices;

• (c) 21 July 2024 for the use in electron microscopes and their accessories.

• 32.Lead in solders on printed circuit boards of detectors and data acquisition units for Positron Emission Tomographs which are integrated into Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. Expires on 31 December 2019.

• 33.Lead in solders on populated printed circuit boards used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb mobile medical devices other than portable emergency defibrillators. Expires on 30 June 2016 for class IIa and on 31 December 2020 for class IIb.

• 34.Lead as an activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps when used for extracorporeal photopheresis lamps containing BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) phosphors. Expires on 22 July 2021.

• 35.Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps for back-lighting liquid crystal displays, not exceeding 5 mg per lamp, used in industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2017

• Expires on 21 July 2024.

• 36.Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems for industrial monitoring and control instruments.

• Expires on 31 December 2020. May be used after that date in spare parts for industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 1 January 2021.

• 37.Lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements where at least one of the following conditions applies:

• (a) wide-range measurements with a conductivity range covering more than 1 order of magnitude (e.g. range between 0,1 mS/m and 5 mS/m) in laboratory applications for unknown concentrations;

• (b) measurements of solutions where an accuracy of +/– 1 % of the sample range and where high corrosion resistance of the electrode are required for any of the following:
• (i) solutions with an acidity < pH 1;
• (ii) solutions with an alkalinity > pH 13;
• (iii) corrosive solutions containing halogen gas;

• (c) measurements of conductivities above 100 mS/m that must be performed with portable instruments.

• Expires on 31 December 2025.

• 38.Lead in solder in one interface of large area stacked die elements with more than 500 interconnects per interface which are used in X-ray detectors of computed tomography and X-ray systems.

• Expires on 31 December 2019. May be used after that date in spare parts for CT and X-ray systems placed on the market before 1 January 2020.

• 39.Lead in micro-channel plates (MCPs) used in equipment where at least one of the following properties is present:

• (a) a compact size of the detector for electrons or ions, where the space for the detector is limited to a maximum of 3 mm/MCP (detector thickness + space for installation of the MCP), a maximum of 6 mm in total, and an alternative design yielding more space for the detector is scientifically and technically impracticable;

• (b) a two-dimensional spatial resolution for detecting electrons or ions, where at least one of the following applies:
• (i) a response time shorter than 25 ns;
• (ii) a sample detection area larger than 149 mm²;
• (iii) a multiplication factor larger than 1,3 × 10³.

• (c) a response time shorter than 5 ns for detecting electrons or ions;

• (d) a sample detection area larger than 314 mm² for detecting electrons or ions;

• (e) a multiplication factor larger than 4,0 × 10⁷.

• The exemption expires on the following dates:

• (a) 21 July 2021 for medical devices and monitoring and control instruments;

• (b) 21 July 2023 for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices;

• (c) 21 July 2024 for industrial monitoring and control instruments.

• 40.Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC for industrial monitoring and control instruments.

• Expires on 31 December 2020. May be used after that date in spare parts for industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 1 January 2021.

• 41.Lead as a thermal stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used as base material in amperometric, potentiometric and conductometric electrochemical sensors which are used in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of blood and other body fluids and body gases.

• Expires on 31 March 2022.

• 41a.Lead as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used as base material in amperometric, potentiometric and conductometric electrochemical sensors which are used in in vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen in whole blood.

• Applies to category 8 and expires on 31 December 2023.

• 42.Mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems capable of high operating frequency (> 50 MHz) modes of operation.

• Expires on 30 June 2026.

• 43.Cadmium anodes in Hersch cells for oxygen sensors used in industrial monitoring and control instruments, where sensitivity below 10 ppm is required.

• Expires on 15 July 2023.

• 44.Cadmium in radiation tolerant video camera tubes designed for cameras with a centre resolution greater than 450 TV lines which are used in environments with ionising radiation exposure exceeding 100 Gy/hour and a total dose in excess of 100kGy.

• Applies to category 9. Expires on 31 March 2027.

• 45.Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in ion-selective electrodes applied in point of care analysis of ionic substances present in human body fluids and/or in dialysate fluids

• Expires on 21 July 2028.

• 46.Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in plastic components in MRI detector coils.

• Expires on 1 January 2024.

• 47.Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and their accessories, provided that the reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems and that each reuse of parts is notified to the customer.

• Expires on 21 July 2028.

• 48.Lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide (BSCCO) superconductor cables and wires and lead in electrical connections to these wires

• Expires on 30 June 2027.

- 49.Mercury in melt pressure transducers for capillary rheometers at temperatures over 300 °C and pressures over 1 000  bar

- Applies to category 9 and expires on 31 December 2025.

ANNEX V

Applications for granting, renewing and revoking exemptions as referred to in Article 5

Applications for exemptions, renewal of exemptions or, mutatis mutandis, for revoking an exemption may be submitted by a manufacturer, the authorised representative of a manufacturer, or any economic operator in the supply chain and shall include at least the following:

• (a) the name, address and contact details of the applicant;

• (b) information on the material or component and the specific uses of the substance in the material and component for which an exemption, or its revocation, is requested and its particular characteristics;

• (c) verifiable and referenced justification for an exemption, or its revocation, in line with the conditions established in Article 5;

• (d) an analysis of possible alternative substances, materials or designs on a life-cycle basis, including, when available, information about independent research, peer-review studies and development activities by the applicant and an analysis of the availability of such alternatives;

• (e) information on the possible preparation for reuse or recycling of materials from waste EEE, and on the provisions relating to the appropriate treatment of waste according to Annex II to Directive 2002/96/EC;

• (f) other relevant information;

• (g) the proposed actions to develop, request the development and/or to apply possible alternatives including a timetable for such actions by the applicant;

• (h) where appropriate, an indication of the information which should be regarded as proprietary accompanied by verifiable justification;

- (i) when applying for an exemption, proposal for a precise and clear wording for the exemption;

- (j) a summary of the application.

ANNEX VI

EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

• 1.No … (unique identification of the EEE):

• 2.Name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative:

• 3.This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer (or installer):

• 4.Object of the declaration (identification of EEE allowing traceability. It may include a photograph, where appropriate):

• 5.The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment ([^E0007]):

• 6.Where applicable, references to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to the technical specifications in relation to which conformity is declared:

• 7.Additional information:

Signed for and on behalf of: …

(place and date of issue):

(name, function) (signature):

ANNEX VII

PART A

Repealed Directive with its successive amendments

(referred to in Article 26)

| | |

| --- | --- | | Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19). | | Commission Decision 2005/618/EC | (OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 65). | | Commission Decision 2005/717/EC | (OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 48). | | Commission Decision 2005/747/EC | (OJ L 280, 25.10.2005, p. 18). | | Commission Decision 2006/310/EC | (OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 38). | | Commission Decision 2006/690/EC | (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47). | | Commission Decision 2006/691/EC | (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48). | | Commission Decision 2006/692/EC | (OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50). | | Directive 2008/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | (OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 67). | | Commission Decision 2008/385/EC | (OJ L 136, 24.5.2008, p. 9). | | Commission Decision 2009/428/EC | (OJ L 139, 5.6.2009, p. 32). | | Commission Decision 2009/443/EC | (OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 27). | | Commission Decision 2010/122/EU | (OJ L 49, 26.2.2010, p. 32). | | Commission Decision 2010/571/EU | (OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 28). |

PART B

List of time-limits for transposition into national law

(referred to in Article 26)

| Directive | Deadline for transposition |

| --- | --- | | 2002/95/EC | 12 August 2004 | | 2008/35/EC | — |

ANNEX VIII

Correlation table

Directive 2002/95/EC	This Directive
Article 1	Article 1
Article 2(1)	Article 2(1), 2(2), Annex I
Article 2(2)	Article 2(3)
Article 2(3)	Article 2(4), introductory wording
—	Article 2(4)
Article 3(a)	Article 3(1),(2)
Article 3(b)	—
—	Article 3(6)-(28)
Article 4(1)	Article 4(1), Annex II
—	Article 4(3)-(4)
Article 4(2)	Article 4(6)
Article 4(3)	—
Article 5(1), introductory wording	Article 5(1), introductory wording
Article 5(1)(a)	Article 4(2)
Article 5(1)(b)	Article 5(1)(a), first and third indents
—	Article 5(1)(a), second indent Article 5(1)(a), final paragraph
Article 5(1)(c)	Article 5(1)(b)
—	Article 5(2) Article 5(3)-(6)
Article 5(2)	Article 5(7)
—	Article 5(8)
Article 6	Article 6
—	Article 7-18
Article 7	Articles 19-22
Article 8	Article 23
Article 9	Article 25
—	Article 26
Article 10	Article 27
Article 11	Article 28
—	Annexes I-II
Annex, points 1-39	Annex III, points 1-39
—	Annexes IV, V, VI-VIII

[^E0001]: OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

[^E0002]: OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17.

[^E0007]: OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.