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THE REPORT OF RoHS EXEMPTION HAVE BEEN PUBLISED

  • 2016/12/9 11:23:21

Background

The report have already been published at the EU CIRCA website on 27 June 2016. So far, the Commission has not adopted any revision of the Annex to Directive 2011/65/EU based on these recommendations. Stakeholder consultation on an exemption request from the substance restrictions in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive), stakeholder consultation starts 21 August 2015  until 16 October 2015. It covers requests which were submitted related to twenty nine exemptions listed in Annex III of the Directive.

 

Main Amending Of Exemption Requests List 

Exemption

Update

3

Added 3(d), 3(e),3(f),3(g)

4(a) 

Added 4(a)-I,4(a)-II

4(c) 

Added 4(c)-IV , 4(c)-V 

4(f) 

Added 4(f)-I , 4(f)-II, 4(f)-III , 4(f)-IV

6(a)

Added 6(a) -I , 6(a) -II, 6(a) -III 

6(b)

Added 6(b) -I , 6(b) -II, 6(b) -III 

7(a)

Added 7(a)-I , 7(a)-II, 7(a)-III , 7(a)-V 

7(c)-I

Added 7(c)-V,7(d)

 8(b)

Added 8(c)-I , 8(c)-II, 8(c)-III , 8(c)-IV , 8(c)-V, 8(c)-VI  , 8(c)-VII , 8(c)-VIII , 8(c)-IX 

9

Added 9-I , 9-II, 9-III

15

Added 15-II-a, 15-II-b, 15-II-c, 15-II-d

18(b)

Added 18(b)-I , 18(b)-II

21

Added 21-I , 21-II, 21-III

 

Proposed duration of common exemptions (include but not limit) as below:

Exemption

Proposed Duration 

6(a)

For Cat. 1-7 and 10 and 11: 21 July 2019 ;

For Cat. 1-7 and 10 and 11: 21 July 2021 ;

For Cat. 8 and 9: 21 July 2021;

For Sub-Cat. 8 in-vitro: 21 July 2023;

For Sub-Cat. 9 industrial: 21 July 2024.

6(c)

For Cat. 1-7 and 10 and 11: 21 July 2019;

For Cat. 8 and 9: 21 July 2021;

For Sub-Cat. 8 in-vitro: 21 July 2023;

For Sub-Cat. 9 industrial: 21 July 2024.

7(a)

For Cat. 8 and 9: 21 July 2021;

For Sub-Cat. 8 in-vitro: 21 July 2023;

For Sub-Cat. 9 industrial: 21 July 2024;

For categories 1 to 7 and 10: 21 July 2021;

For categories 1 to 7 and 10: 21 July 2019.

7(c)-I

For categories 1-7 and 10: 21 July 2019. 

 

Related information:

https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/eda9d68b-6ac9-4fb9-8667-5e561d8c957e/RoHS-Pack_9_Final_Full_report_Lamps_Alloys_Solders_June2016.pdf