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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-534/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2011/534",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 8 September 2011 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications containing lead or cadmium (notified under document C(2011) 6309) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/534/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-534",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 8 September 2011\namending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications containing lead or cadmium\n(notified under document C(2011) 6309)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2011/534/EU)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2002/95/EC prohibits the use of lead and cadmium in electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 1 July 2006.\n(2)\nThe substitution of lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors is still technically impracticable. The use of lead in those materials should therefore be exempted from the prohibition.\n(3)\nThe substitution of cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment is still technically impracticable. The use of cadmium in those photoresistors should therefore be exempted from the prohibition. However, that exemption should be limited in time as the research for cadmium free technology is in progress and substitutes could become available within the next 3 years.\n(4)\nDirective 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nPursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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