{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-37/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-37/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2011/37",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2011/37/EU of 30 March 2011 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-37",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "‘ANNEX II\nMaterials and components exempt from Article 4(2)(a)\nDismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.\nThis exemption shall be reviewed in 2015.\nThis exemption shall be reviewed in 2014.\nThis exemption shall be reviewed before 1 January 2012.\nDismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account.\nMaterials and components\nScope and expiry date of the exemption\nTo be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with Article 4(2)(b)(iv)\nLead as an alloying element\n1(a).\nSteel for machining purposes and batch hot dip galvanised steel components containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight\n1(b).\nContinuously galvanised steel sheet containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles\n2(a).\nAluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 2 % by weight\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005\n2(b).\nAluminium with a lead content up to 1,5 % by weight\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008\n2(c).\nAluminium with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight\n3.\nCopper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight\n4(a).\nBearing shells and bushes\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008\n4(b).\nBearing shells and bushes in engines, transmissions and air conditioning compressors\n1 July 2011 and spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2011\nLead and lead compounds in components\n5.\nBatteries\nX\n6.\nVibration dampers\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n7(a).\nVulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005\n7(b).\nVulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chassis applications, and engine mountings containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2006\n7(c).\nBonding agents for elastomers in powertrain applications containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2009\n8(a).\nLead in solders to attach electrical and electronic components to electronic circuit boards and lead in finishes on terminations of components other than electrolyte aluminium capacitors, on component pins and on electronic circuit boards\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n8(b).\nLead in solders in electrical applications other than soldering on electronic circuit boards or on glass\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2011 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n8(c).\nLead in finishes on terminals of electrolyte aluminium capacitors\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n8(d).\nLead used in soldering on glass in mass airflow sensors\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2015 and spare parts of such vehicles\nX\n8(e).\nLead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead)\nX\n8(f).\nLead in compliant pin connector systems\nX\n8(g).\nLead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages\nX\n8(h).\nLead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies with a chip size of at least 1 cm2 of projection area and a nominal current density of at least 1 A/mm2 of silicon chip area\nX\n8(i).\nLead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except for soldering in laminated glazing\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n8(j).\nLead in solders for soldering in laminated glazing\nX\n9.\nValve seats\nAs spare parts for engine types developed before 1 July 2003\n10(a).\nElectrical and electronic components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic, in a glass or ceramic matrix compound, in a glass-ceramic material, or in a glass-ceramic matrix compound.\nThis exemption does not cover the use of lead in:\nglass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs,\ndielectric ceramic materials of components listed under 10(b), 10(c) and 10(d).\nX (for components other than piezo in engines)\n10(b).\nLead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors\n10(c).\nLead in dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors with a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles\n10(d).\nLead in the dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors compensating the temperature-related deviations of sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems\n11.\nPyrotechnic initiators\nVehicles type approved before 1 July 2006 and spare parts for these vehicles\n12.\nLead-containing thermoelectric materials in automotive electrical applications to reduce CO2 emissions by recuperation of exhaust heat\nVehicles type approved before 1 January 2019 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\nHexavalent chromium\n13(a).\nCorrosion preventive coatings\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2007\n13(b).\nCorrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008\n14.\nAs an anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in motorcaravans up to 0,75 weight -% in the cooling solution except where the use of other cooling technologies is practicable (i.e. available on the market for the application in motor caravans) and does not lead to negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts\nX\nMercury\n15(a).\nDischarge lamps for headlight application\nVehicles type approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\n15(b).\nFluorescent tubes used in instrument panel displays\nVehicles type approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles\nX\nCadmium\n16.\nBatteries for electrical vehicles\nAs spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 31 December 2008\nNotes:\nA maximum concentration value up to 0,1 % by weight and in homogeneous material, for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0,01 % by weight in homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated,\nThe re-use of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an exemption shall be allowed without limitation since it is not covered by Article 4(2)(a),\nSpare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2003 shall be exempted from the provisions of Article 4(2)(a).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This exemption shall be reviewed in 2015."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "This exemption shall be reviewed in 2014."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "This exemption shall be reviewed before 1 January 2012."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "This clause shall not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings.’"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/37/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:01.607195+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}