Pack 27 Exemption Requests (Second set)
The objective of this contract is to provide a clear technical and scientific assessment for the following exemption requests (Pack 27) under the Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) in agreement with the Commission.
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.
No. | Exemption wording | Request(s) and supporting documents | Clarification Questionnaire(s) | Consultation Questionnaire | Consultation Responses |
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2022-2 | New request Cadmium in Hersch cells for oxygen sensors used in industrial monitoring and control instruments, where sensitivity below 100 ppm is required |
Ametek MOCON | Ametek MOCON | Download | |
III 8b | Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts | TMC, TMC SEA III 8b | TMC | Download | MTE |
III 13a | Lead in white glasses used for optical applications | TMC, TMC SEA III 13a | TMC | Download | MTE |
III 13b | Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards | TMC, TMC SEA III 13b | TMC | Download | MTE |
III 34 | Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements | TMC, TMC SEA III 34 | TMC | Download | MTE |
III 42 | Lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuel-powered internal combustion engines applied in non-road professional use equipment:
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EUROMOT, NAM Support Letter | EUROMOT | Download | JCB, DEUTZ, Volvo Penta, EMA, Cummins, EGMF |
III 44 | Lead in the solder of sensors, actuators, and engine control units of combustion engines within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628, installed in equipment used at fixed positions while in operation, which is designed for professionals, but also used by non-professional users | EUROMOT, NAM Support Letter | EUROMOT | Download | JCB, DEUTZ, Volvo Penta, EMA, Cummins, EGMF |
IV 4 | Lead in glass frit of X-ray tubes and image intensifiers and lead in glass frit binder for assembly of gas lasers and for vacuum tubes that convert electromagnetic radiation into electrons | TMC, TMC SEA IV 4 | TMC | Download | |
IV 9 | Cadmium in helium-cadmium lasers | JBCE | JBCE | Download | |
IV 46 | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in plastic components in MRI detector coils | COCIR | No clarifications needed | Download |