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Your regular update for technical and industry information
MARCH 2020 – RELEVANT FOR: ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
On 5 March 2020, the European Commission published five (5) RoHS amendments to update the exemption lists. Certain exemptions in Annex III and IV are newly added or the expiry date renewed. These Directives come into effect from 25 March 2020. A brief summary is listed in Table A and B below.
Table A. List of amended entries in Annex III
|
Exemption No. |
Exemption application |
Updates |
Directive |
|
9, 9(a)I, 9(a)-II |
Hexavalent chromium (Cr) as an anticorrosion agent up to 0.75% by weight of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators |
Entry 9 is now replaced as 9, 9(a)I, 9(a)-II and the expiry dates are based on different categories. |
Directive (EU) 2020/3612 |
|
41 |
Lead (Pb) in solders and termination finishes used in certain hand-held combustion engines |
The exemption was renewed, and the expiry dates are based on different categories. |
Directive (EU) 2020/3654 |
Table B. List of amended entries in Annex IV
|
Exemption No. |
Exemption application |
Update |
Directive |
|
37 |
Lead (Pb) in platinized platinum electrodes used for certain conductivity measurements |
The exemption was renewed, and the expiry date extended to 31 December 2025. |
Directive (EU) 2020/3601 |
|
41 |
Lead (Pb) as a thermal stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride used in certain in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of blood and other body fluids and body gases |
The exemption was renewed, and the expiry date extended to 31 March 2022. |
Directive (EU) 2020/3665 |
|
44 |
Cadmium (Cd) in certain radiation tolerant video camera tubes |
Newly added entry. |
Directive (EU) 2020/3643 |
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