S T A T U T O R Y  I N S T R U M E N T S  
2022 No.  
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Haza rdous Substances in 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 
2022 
Made  - - - - *** 
Laid before Parliament  *** 
Coming into force  - - 1st July 2022  
The Secretary of State  makes these Regulations in ex ercise of the powers conferred by regulation s 
5(1) and 11 (2) of the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Funct ions and 
Amendment)  (EU Ex it) Regul ations 2020 (“the Regulatio ns”)(a). 
By virtue of regulation  9 of the Regulations , the Secretary of State has treated the requirements  in 
regulation  5(2) to (5)  of the Regulations as satisfied.  
Citation, commencemen t and extent  
1.—(1) These Regula tions may be cited as the R estriction o f the Use of Certain Hazardous 
Substances i n Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 20 22. 
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st July 2022 . 
(3) These Regulations extend to En gland and Wales and Scot land.  
Amendment  of the Restri ction of the Us e of Certain Hazardo us Substances in Electrical and 
Electro nic Equipment Regulations 2012  
2.—(1) The Restriction o f the U se of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic 
Equipment  Regulations 2012 (b) are amen ded as follows . 
(2) In Schedule  A2— 
(a) in paragraph  1(a), omit f rom “other ” to the end ; 
(b) in paragraph 1(b), after “EEE” insert “with no expiry date ”; 
(c) in Table 1 , after e ntry No.96, insert — 
“97 Bis(2 -ethylhex yl) phthalate  
(DEHP ) in ion  selective 
electrodes applied in point of 
care analysis of ionic   Annex  4, 45 8 21st July 2028  
 
(a) S.I. 2020/1647.  
(b) S.I. 2012/3032 , amended by S.I. 2020 /1647, 2021/422  and 2021/1395 . There are other amending instruments which are not  
relevant to thes e Regulations.   2 substances present in human 
body fluids and/or i n 
dialysate  fluids.  
98 Bis(2 -ethylhexyl) phthalate  
(DEHP ) in plastic 
compone nts in magnetic 
resonance  imaging ( MRI) 
detector coils.    Annex 4, 46 8 1st January 2024  
99 Bis(2 -ethylhexyl) phthalate  
(DEHP ), butyl benzyl 
phthalate (BBP), and 
diisobuty l phthalate  (DIBP) 
in spa re parts recovered  from 
and used for the repair or 
refurbishment of  medical 
devices, inc luding in vitro 
diagnostic medical de vices , 
and their access ories, 
provided  that the re use takes 
place in auditable closed -
loop busi ness-to-business 
return system s and that each 
reuse of par ts is notified to 
the customer.    Annex 4, 47 8 21st July 2 028” 
 
 Name  
 Parliamentary  Under Secretary of State  
Date Department  for Envi ronment Foo d and Rural Affairs  
 
 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE  
(This note is not part of the  Regulations ) 
These Regulations amend Schedule  A2 to the Restriction  of the  Use of Certai n Hazardous 
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (“the RoHS Regulations”) as 
they apply in England and Wales and Scotland.  
Regulation 2 (2)(a) and (b)  make  minor , clarificatory  amendments to how the contents of  the tables 
in Schedule A2 that contain  the exemptions  are described . Regulation 2(2)(c)  introduces three new 
exemptions  from the restriction , in regulation 3 (1) of the R oHS Regulations , on placin g electrical  
and electronic equipment  that contains certain hazard ous substan ces on the market . The 
exemptions concern the  application  of Bis(2-ethylhexyl ) phthalate (DEHP), butyl benzyl ph thalate 
(BBP), and diisobuty l phthalate  (DIBP)  in certai n types of medical devices  and spar e parts 
recove red from and used for the rep air or refurbishment  of medical de vices . The exe mptions are 
granted for a period  ending with the date specified in column 6 of the t able included in regulation 
2(2)(c) of these R egulations.  
An impact assessment has not been pro duced for this ins trument as no, or no significant, impact 
on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.