G/TBT/N/GBR/56  
16 March 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
and electronic equipment  
Electronic components in general (ICS code(s): 31.020)  
More detail on product coverage can be found in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Restriction 
of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
Regulations 2012 (RoHS Regulations)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Restriction 
of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 
(Amendment) Regulations 2023; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  These measu res will amend the Restriction of the Use of Certain 
Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 ("the 
RoHS Regulations") as they apply in England and Wales, and Scotland.  
Regulation 2 will revoke exemptions in the RoHS Reg ulations, which relate to mercury in 
different types of lighting. Column 5 of Table 1 of Schedule A2 of the RoHS Regulations 
for entries 1 – 9.4 states the categories of electrical and electronic equipment to which 
these exemptions will apply.  
For the exem ptions in entries 1 -9.4 in Table 1 in Schedule A2 of the RoHS Regulations 
that are to be revoked there are reliable mercury -free alternatives available for use in G/TBT/N/GBR/56  
 
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  equipment and the substitution is scientifically and technically practicable. These 
exemption s will be revoked on the 1st February 2024.  
For transparency purposes, it is of note that these amendments also renew the 
exemptions where there are no scientifically or technically practicable or reliable 
substitutes to mercury that would enable the relev ant equipment to work properly. Entries 
1-9.4 of Table 1 in Schedule A2 of the RoHS Regulations detail those exemptions that are 
to be renewed.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Adaptation of existing le gislation to scientific and technical progress, granting 
manufacturers adequate transition time for compliance; Protection of human health or 
safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic 
Equipment Regulations 2012 (The RoHS Regulations):  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3032/made  
Restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS): determinations on exemption applications - 
GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  
9. Propos ed date of adoption:  June 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The notified revocations will come into effect from 
the 1st February 2024.  
All exemption expiry dates are individually listed in Column 6 of Table 1 in Schedule A2 
of the draft statutory instrument  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point 
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
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