Welcome to the website for the evaluation of exemption requests under Directive 2011/65/EU
Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
Stakeholder consultation for the second set of exemption requests under Pack 27 (Annexes III and IV) is open from 9th November 2023 to 19th January 2024.
Stakeholder consultation for the first set of exemption requests under Pack 27 (Annexes III and IV) is open from 16th October 2023 to 11th December 2023.
Important note: Many exemptions of this pack 27 were reviewed in 2021 and 2022 already. The European Commission (COM) wishes to assess in this current review round whether there are any substantial reasons in line with Art. 5(1)(a) against the adoption of the recommendations from these previous reviews to be applied to EEE of categories 8, 9 and 11. A complete reassessment of the scientific and technological status as to the substitution or elimination of the restricted substances is not part of the review of these exemptions.
This is the official website of the following projects:
- Annex III & IV (Pack 27) Contract 090202/2023/900216/ENV.B.3 - ongoing
- Annex III - 11 exemptions (Pack 23) Contract 07.0201/2020/840152/SFRA/ENV.B.3 (completed, final report)
- Annex IV - 16 exemptions (Pack 21) Contract 070201/2020/832829/ENV.B.3 (completed, final report)