# Commission Regulation (EU) No 836/2012 of 18 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

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

In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following entry 63 is added:
OJ L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 36.’
‘63.
Lead
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and its compounds
1.
Shall not be placed on the market or used in any individual part of jewellery articles if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) in such a part is equal to or greater than 0,05 % by weight.
2.
For the purposes of paragraph 1:
(i) “jewellery articles” shall include jewellery and imitation jewellery articles and hair accessories, including:
(a) bracelets, necklaces and rings;
(b) piercing jewellery;
(c) wrist watches and wrist-wear;
(d) brooches and cufflinks;
(ii) “any individual part” shall include the materials from which the jewellery is made, as well as the individual components of the jewellery articles.
3.
Paragraph 1 shall also apply to individual parts when placed on the market or used for jewellery-making.
4.
By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:
(a) crystal glass as defined in Annex I (categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) to Council Directive 69/493/EEC;
(b) internal components of watch timepieces inaccessible to consumers;
(c) non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semiprecious stones (CN code 7103, as established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87), unless they have been treated with lead or its compounds or mixtures containing these substances;
(d) enamels, defined as vitrifiable mixtures resulting from the fusion, vitrification or sintering of minerals melted at a temperature of at least 500 °C.
5.
By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to jewellery articles placed on the market for the first time before 9 October 2013 and jewellery articles produced before 10 December 1961.
6.
By 9 October 2017, the Commission shall re-evaluate this entry in the light of new scientific information, including the availability of alternatives and the migration of lead from the articles referred to in paragraph 1 and, if appropriate, modify this entry accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/836/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-836/annex
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