# Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/361 of 17 December 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU, entry 9 is replaced by the following:
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9
Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up to 0,75 % by weight in the cooling solution
Applies to categories 8, 9 and 11 and expires on:
21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments,
21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices,
21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and for category 11.
9(a)-I
Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of carbon steel cooling systems of absorption refrigerators (including minibars) designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised power input < 75 W at constant running conditions
Applies to categories 1-7 and 10 and expires on 5 March 2021.
9(a)-II
Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of carbon steel cooling systems of absorption refrigerators:
designed to operate fully or partly with electrical heater, having an average utilised power input ≥ 75 W at constant running conditions,
designed to fully operate with non-electrical heater.
Applies to categories 1-7 and 10 and expires on 21 July 2021.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2020/361/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2020-361/annex
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