G/TBT/N/EU/862  
11 January 2022  
(22-0249) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
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:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tb t/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], 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 31.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Directive amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and 
technical  progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards an exemption for the use of lead in certain magnetic resonance 
imaging devices (7 page(s), in English; 2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Directive renews in part 
exemption 27 listed in Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU for the use of lead in solders, 
termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and printed circuit boards, 
connections of electric al wires, shields and enclosed connectors for magnetic resonance 
imaging (MRI) devices. The old formulation in part (a) and (b) of the exemption 27 
remains unchanged. A new formulation is introduced in part (c) and (d), which is limited 
to the actual neces sary applications and expires on 30 June 2027.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Amendment of the Annexes to existing legislation to adapt to scientific and 
technical progress and contributing to the obj ectives set out in Article 1 of Directive 
2011/65/EU (protection of human health and the environment, including the 
environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste EEE.); Protection of human health 
or safety; Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/EU/862  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
A scientific background study justifying the specific exemption is available at 
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication -detail/ -/publication/f44f2383 -dd0a-11ea-adf7-
01aa75ed71a1/language -en/format -PDF/source -146144383   
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8  June 
2011 on the restriction of the use of certain haz ardous substances in electrical 
and electronic equipment:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1438768100804&uri=CELEX:32011L0065    
9. Proposed date of adoption:  March 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (about three months after adoption approximately)  
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:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EU/22_0285_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2 022/TBT/EU/22_0285_01_e.pdf