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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-10/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2014/10",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Directive 2014/10/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for 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 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-10",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Delegated Directive 2014/10/EU\nof 18 October 2013\namending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for 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\n(Text with EEA relevance)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to 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, and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nDirective 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.\n(2)\nThe substitution or elimination of 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 is currently not possible. Currently there are no viable lead-free devices available on the market for this application.\n(3)\nTime is required for reliability testing and product registration of alternative solutions.\n(4)\nDirective 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88."
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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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