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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hazardous-substances-and-packaging-legislative-functions-and-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2020/9780348213607",
  "legislation_title": "The Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hazardous-substances-and-packaging-legislative-functions-and-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Schedules A1 and A2 to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE A1\nRestricted substances referred to in regulation 3 and maximum concentration values tolerated by weight in homogeneous materials\nRegulation 3\nLead (0.1%)\nMercury (0.1%)\nCadmium (0.1%)\nHexavalent chromium (0.1%)\nPolybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0.1%)\nPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0.1%)\nBis (2-ethylexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (0.1%)\nButyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (0.1%)\nDibutyl phthalate (DBP) (0.1%)\nDiisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (0.1%)\nThe restriction of DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP does not apply to—\n(a) medical devices, including in vitro medical devices;\n(b) monitoring and control instruments, including industrial monitoring and control instruments;\n(c) cables or spare parts for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or upgrading of capacity of EEE placed on the market before 22nd July 2019.\nThe restriction of DEHP, BBP and DBP does not apply to toys which are already subject to the restriction of DEHP, BBP and DBP through entry 51 of Annex 17 to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.\nSCHEDULE A2\nApplications exempted from the restriction in regulation 3(1)\nRegulation 3\nThe tables of exempted applications\n1. In this Schedule—\n(a) Table 1 sets out exemptions from the restriction in regulation 3(1) for applications of restricted substances in EEE, other than exemptions for applications for spare parts for EEE;\n(b) Table 2 sets out exemptions from the restriction in regulation 3(1) for applications of restricted substances in spare parts for EEE.\nInterpretation of the tables\n2. The following provisions apply for the purposes of interpreting Tables 1 and 2.\n3. In Table 1, in the column headed “corresponding EU exemption”, a reference to a numbered Annex, followed by another number, is a reference to the exemption with that number in that Annex to Directive 2011/65/EU.\n4. In Tables 1 and 2, in the column headed “categories of EEE to which exemption applies”, the entries indicate the categories of EEE to which an exemption applies, as follows—\n(a) a number from 1 to 11, which is not followed by any letters, means the category of EEE with that number in Part 1 of Schedule 1;\n(b) “8iv” and “8x” are sub-categories of category 8 (medical devices) with the following meanings—\n(i) 8iv means in vitro diagnostic medical devices;\n(ii) 8x means medical devices, other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices;\n(c) “9ind” and “9x” are sub-categories of category 9 (monitoring and control instruments) with the following meanings—\n(i) 9ind means industrial monitoring and control instruments;\n(ii) 9x means monitoring and control instruments, other than for industrial use.\n5. In Table 1, in the column headed “expiry date or status”—\n(a) a date, in relation to an exemption and a category of EEE, is the expiry date of the exemption for that category of EEE, that is, the date on which the exemption expires subject to regulation 5(8) of the 2020 Regulations;\n(b) “transitional case”, in relation to an exemption and a category of EEE, means that the exemption for that category of EEE is a transitional case for the purposes of regulation 10 of the 2020 Regulations.\n6. For the purposes of entries 1 to 9 in Table 1 (entries related to lighting) a lamp is for “general lighting purposes” if it is designed for the purpose of illuminating a room or space in order to provide or improve visibility, and it is for “special purposes” if it is designed for any other purpose.\n7. In paragraph 5, “the 2020 Regulations” means the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.\nTable 1\nTable of exempted applications\nNo.\nApplication\nMaximum quantity exempted (if any)\nCorresponding EU exemption\nCategories of EEE to which exemption applies\nExpiry date or status\n(1)OJ No L 326, 19.12.1969, p.36, as last amended by Council Directive 2006/96/EC (OJ No L 363, 20.12.2006, p.81).\n(2)EUR 2016/1628.\n1\nMercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps:\n1.1\nFor general lighting purposes < 30 W\n2.5 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(a)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n1.2\nFor general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W\n3.5 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(b)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n1.3\nFor general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W\n5 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(c)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n1.4\nFor general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W\n15 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(d)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n1.5\nFor general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm\n7 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(e)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n1.6\nFor special purposes\n5 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(f)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n1.7\nFor general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime equal or above 20,000 h\n3.5 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 1(g)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n2\nMercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes:\n2.1\nTri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2)\n4 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(a)(1)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n2.2\nTri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter ≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5)\n3 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(a)(2)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n2.3\nTri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8)\n3.5 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(a)(3)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n2.4\nTri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12)\n3.5 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(a)(4)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n2.5\nTri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25,000 h)\n5 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(a)(5)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n3\nMercury in other fluorescent lamps:\n3.1\nNon-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9).\n15 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(b)(3)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n3.2\nLamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps).\n15 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 2(b)(4)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n4\nMercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes:\n4.1\nShort length (≤ 500 mm)\n3.5 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 3(a)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n4.2\nMedium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1500 mm)\n5 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 3(b)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n4.3\nLong length (> 1500 mm)\n13 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 3(c)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n5\nMercury in other low pressure discharge lamps.\n15 mg per lamp\nAnnex 3, 4(a)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n6\nMercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60:\n6.1\nP ≤ 155 W\n30 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(b)-I\nall categories\ntransitional case\n6.2\n155 W < P ≤ 405 W\n40 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(b)-II\nall categories\ntransitional case\n6.3\nP > 405 W\n40 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(b)-III\nall categories\ntransitional case\n7\nMercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes:\n7.1\nP ≤ 155 W\n25 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(c)-I\nall categories\ntransitional case\n7.2\n155 W < P ≤ 405 W\n30 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(c)-II\nall categories\ntransitional case\n7.3\nP > 405 W\n40 mg per burner\nAnnex 3, 4(c)-III\nall categories\ntransitional case\n8\nMercury in metal halide lamps.\nAnnex 3, 4(e)\n1–7, 10\ntransitional case\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n9\nMercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in another entry in this Table.\nAnnex 3, 4(f)\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n10\nLead in glass of cathode ray tubes.\nAnnex 3, 5(a)\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n11\nLead in glass of fluorescent tubes.\n0.2% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 5(b)\n1–7, 10\ntransitional case\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n12\nLead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes and in galvanised steel.\n0.35% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(a)\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n13\nLead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes.\n0.35% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(a)-I\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n14\nLead as an alloying element in batch hot dip galvanised steel components.\n0.2% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(a)-I\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n15\nLead as an alloying element in aluminium.\n0.4% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(b)\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n16\nLead as an alloying element in aluminium, provided it stems from lead-bearing aluminium scrap recycling.\n0.4% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(b)-I\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n17\nLead as an alloying element in aluminium for machining purposes.\n0.4% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(b)-II\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n18\nCopper alloy containing lead.\n4% lead by weight\nAnnex 3, 6(c)\n1-10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n19\nLead in high melting temperature type solders, i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead.\nThis entry does not apply to applications covered by entry 42.\nAnnex 3, 7(a)\n1-10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n20\nLead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission, and network management for telecommunications.\nAnnex 3, 7(b)\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n21\nElectrical 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.\nThis entry does not apply to applications covered by entry 49.\nAnnex 3, 7(c)-I\n1-10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n22\nLead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher.\nThis entry does not apply to applications covered by entry 21 or 23.\nAnnex 3, 7(c)-II\n1 – 10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n23\nLead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors which are part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors.\nAnnex 3, 7(c)-IV\n1-7, 8x, 9x, 10\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n24\nCadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts.\nAnnex 3, 8(b)\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n25\nCadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts used in:\n— circuit breakers,\n— thermal sensing controls,\n— thermal motor protectors (excluding hermetic thermal motor protectors),\n— AC switches rated at:\n(a) 6 A and more at 250 V AC and more, or\n(b) 12 A and more at 125 V AC and more,\n— DC switches rated at 20 A and more at 18 V DC and more, and\n— switches for use at voltage supply frequency ≥ 200 Hz.\nAnnex 3, 8(b)-I\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n26\nHexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up to 0.75 % by weight in the cooling solution.\nAnnex 3, 9\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n27\nLead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing compressors for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) applications.\nAnnex 3, 9(b)\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n28\nLead in white glasses used for optical applications.\nAnnex 3, 13(a)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n29\nCadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards.\nAnnex 3, 13(b)\n8, 9, 11\ntransitional case\n30\nLead in ion coloured optical filter glass types.\nAnnex 3, 13(b)-(I)\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n31\nCadmium in striking optical filter glass types.\nAnnex 3, 13(b)-(II)\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n32\nCadmium and lead in glazes used for reflectance standards.\nAnnex 3, 13(b)-(III)\n1-7, 10\ntransitional case\n33\nLead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages.\nAnnex 3, 15\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n34\nLead 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:\n— a semiconductor technology node of 90 nm or larger;\n— a single die of 300 mm² or larger in any semi-conductor technology node;\n— stacked die packages with die of 300 mm² or larger, or silicon interposers of 300mm2 or larger.\nAnnex 3, 15(a)\n1–7, 10\ntransitional case\n35\nLead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps used for professional reprography applications.\nAnnex 3, 17\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n36\nLead as activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) when used as sun tanning lamps.\n1% lead by weight or less\nAnnex 3, 18(b)\n1–7, 8x, 9x, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n37\nLead as activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) when used in medical phototherapy equipment.\nThis entry does not apply to applications covered by entry 88.\n1% lead by weight or less\nAnnex 3, 18(b)-I\n5, 8\ntransitional case\n38\nLead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses.\nAnnex 3, 21\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n39\nCadmium 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.\nAnnex 3, 21(a)\n1–7, 10\n21st July 2021\n40\nCadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses.\nAnnex 3, 21(b)\n1–7, 10\n21st July 2021\n41\nLead in printing inks for the application of enamels on other than borosilicate glasses.\nAnnex 3, 21(c)\n1–7, 10\n21st July 2021\n42\nLead in solders for the soldering to machined through hole discoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer capacitors.\nAnnex 3, 24\n1–10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n43\nLead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays (SED) used in structural elements, notably in the seal frit and frit ring.\nAnnex 3, 25\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n44\nLead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council Directive 69/493/EEC.\nAnnex 3, 29\n1–7, 10, 11\ntransitional case\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n45\nCadmium 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.\nAnnex 3, 30\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n46\nLead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which e.g. are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting).\nAnnex 3, 31\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n47\nLead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton laser tubes.\nAnnex 3, 32\n1–7, 8x, 9, 10\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n11\n21st July 2024\n48\nLead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter and less in power transformers.\nAnnex 3, 33\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n49\nLead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements.\nAnnex 3, 34\n1–10\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n50\nLead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate glass body.\nAnnex 3, 37\n1–7, 8x, 9x, 10\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n51\nCadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium bonded beryllium oxide.\nAnnex 3, 38\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind, 11\n21st July 2024\n52\nCadmium 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).\nAnnex 3, 39(a)\nall categories\ntransitional case\n53\nLead 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 (category NRSh in Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council).\nAnnex 3, 41\n1–7, 10, 11\n31st March 2022\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n54\nLead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuel powered internal combustion engines applied in non-road professional use equipment:\n— with engine total displacement ≥ 15 litres; or\n— 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.\nThis entry does not apply to applications covered by entry 18.\nAnnex 3, 42\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n11\n21st July 2024\n55\nBis(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.\nThis entry applies where the concentration value of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate does not exceed:\n(a) 30 % by weight of the rubber for:\n(i) gasket coatings;\n(ii) solid-rubber gaskets; or\n(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.\n(b) 10% by weight of the rubber for rubber-containing components not referred to in point (a).\nFor 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.\nAnnex 3, 43\n9ind\n15th July 2023\n11\n21st July 2024\n56\nLead 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, installed in equipment used at fixed positions while in operation which is designed for professionals, but also used by non-professional users.\nAnnex 3, 44\n11\n21st July 2024\n57\nLead, cadmium and mercury in detectors for ionising radiation.\nAnnex 4, 1\n8x, 9x, 9ind\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n58\nLead bearings in X-ray tubes.\nAnnex 4, 2\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n59\nLead in electromagnetic radiation amplification devices:\nmicro-channel plate and capillary plate.\nAnnex 4, 3\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n60\nLead 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.\nAnnex 4, 4\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n61\nLead in shielding for ionising radiation.\nAnnex 4, 5\n8x, 9\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n62\nLead in X-ray test objects.\nAnnex 4, 6\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n63\nLead stearate X-ray diffraction crystals.\nAnnex 4, 7\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n64\nRadioactive cadmium isotope source for portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.\nAnnex 4, 8\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n65\nLead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes including glass of pH electrodes.\nAnnex 4, 1a\n8x, 9\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n66\nLead anodes in electrochemical oxygen sensors.\nAnnex 4, 1b\n8x, 9\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n67\nLead, cadmium and mercury in infra-red light detectors.\nAnnex 4, 1c\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n68\nMercury in reference electrodes: low chloride mercury chloride, mercury sulphate and mercury oxide.\nAnnex 4, 1d\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n69\nCadmium in helium-cadmium lasers.\nAnnex 4, 9\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n70\nLead and cadmium in atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps.\nAnnex 4, 10\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n71\nLead in alloys as a superconductor and thermal conductor in MRI.\nAnnex 4, 11\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n72\nLead and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors.\nAnnex 4, 12\n8x, 9\ntransitional case\n8iv\n30th June 2021\n73\nLead in counterweights.\nAnnex 4, 13\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n38iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n74\nLead in single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers.\nAnnex 4, 14\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n75\nLead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers.\nAnnex 4, 15\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n76\nMercury in very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and in high frequency RF switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments.\n20mg of mercury per switch or relay\nAnnex 4, 16\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n77\nLead in solders in portable emergency defibrillators.\nAnnex 4, 17\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n78\nLead in solders of high performance infrared imaging modules to detect in the range 8-14 μm.\nAnnex 4, 18\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n79\nLead in liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays.\nAnnex 4, 19\n8x, 9x\n21st July 2021\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n80\nCadmium in X-ray measurement filters.\nAnnex 4, 20\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n8iv\n21st July 2023\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n81\nLead 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.\nAnnex 4, 22\n8, 9\n30th June 2021\n82\nLead as an alloying element for bearings and wear surfaces in medical equipment exposed to ionising radiation.\nAnnex 4, 23\n8, 9\n30th June 2021\n83\nLead 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.\nAnnex 4, 25\n8, 9\n30th June 2021\n84\nLead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below –20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions:\n(a) solders on printed circuit boards;\n(b) termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and coatings of printed circuit boards;\n(c) solders for connecting wires and cables;\n(d) solders connecting transducers and sensors.\nLead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in devices which are designed to be used periodically at temperatures below –150 °C.\nAnnex 4, 26\n8x, 9\ntransitional case\n8iv\n30th June 2021\n85\nLead in:\n— solders,\n— termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards,\n— connections of electrical wires, shields and enclosed connectors,\nwhich are used in:\n(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\n(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.\nAnnex 4, 27\n8, 9x\ntransitional case\n86\nLead 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 or in industrial monitoring and control instruments.\nAnnex 4, 29\n8x\ntransitional case\n8iv, 9ind\n30th June 2021\n87\nLead, 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.\nAnnex 4, 31a\n8, 9x\ntransitional case\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n88\nLead as an activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps when used for extracorporeal photopheresis lamps containing BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) phosphors.\nAnnex 4, 34\n8, 9\n22nd July 2021\n89\nMercury 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.\nAnnex 4, 35\n9ind\n21st July 2024\n90\nLead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements where at least one of the following conditions applies:\n(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;\n(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:\n(i) solutions with an acidity < pH 1;\n(ii) solutions with an alkalinity > pH 13;\n(iii) corrosive solutions containing halogen gas;\n(c) measurements of conductivities above 100 mS/m that must be performed with portable instruments.\nAnnex 4, 37\n8, 9\n31st December 2025\n91\nLead in micro-channel plates (MCPs) used in equipment where at least one of the following properties is present:\n(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;\n(b) a two-dimensional spatial resolution for detecting electrons or ions, where at least one of the following applies:\n(i) a response time shorter than 25 ns;\n(ii) a sample detection area larger than 149 mm² ;\n(iii) a multiplication factor larger than 1.3 × 10³ .\n(c) a response time shorter than 5 ns for detecting electrons or ions;\n(d) a sample detection area larger than 314 mm² for detecting electrons or ions;\n(e) a multiplication factor larger than 4.0 × 107.\nAnnex 4, 39\n8, 9\ntransitional case\n92\nLead 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.\nAnnex 4, 41\n8iv\n31st March 2022\n93\nMercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems capable of high operating frequency (> 50 MHz) modes of operation.\nAnnex 4, 42\n8x, 9x\ntransitional case\n94\nCadmium anodes in Hersch cells for oxygen sensors used in industrial monitoring and control instruments, where sensitivity below 10 ppm is required.\nAnnex 4, 43\n9ind\n15th July 2023\n95\nCadmium 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.\nAnnex 4, 44\n8x, 9\n31st March 2027\nTable 2\nTable of exemptions for spare parts for EEE with no expiry date\nNo.\nApplication\nCategories of EEE to which exemption applies\n1\nLead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1st January 2013.\nall categories\n2\nCadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet type thermal cut-offs, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1st January 2012.\nall categories\n3\nLead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24th September 2010.\nall categories\n4\nLead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1st January 2013.\nall categories\n5\nLead as a coating material for the thermal conduction module C-ring, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24th September 2010.\nall categories\n6\nLead 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, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1st January 2011.\nall categories\n7\nLead in finishes of fine pitch components other than connectors with a pitch of 0.65 mm and less, where used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24th September 2010.\nall categories\n8\nCadmium in phosphor coatings in image intensifiers for X-ray images, in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the market before 1st January 2020.\n8, 9\n9\nHexavalent chromium in alkali dispensers used to create photocathodes in X-ray image intensifiers, where used in spare parts for X-ray systems placed on the market before 1st January 2020.\n8, 9\n10\nLead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems, where used in spare parts for industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 1st January 2021.\n9ind\n11\nLead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC, where used in spare parts for industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 1st January 2021.\n9ind\n”",
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