G/TBT/N/EU/256
17 December 2014 
(14-7303)  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 telephon e 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 Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/   
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Electrical and electronic 
equipment (EEE) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission 
Delegated Directive amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament 
and of the Council as Regards the List of Restricted Substances (11 pages + Annex 2 pages, 
in English) 
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns the addition 
of four phthalates (substances of very high concern) to the list of restricted substances under RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Adaptation of existing legislation to scientific and technical progress; phase-out of substances of very high concern (SVHC) in EEE in order to facilitate recycling and reduce 
possible negative impacts on human health an d the environment, while granting economic 
operators adequate transition time for compliance. 
8. Relevant documents:  Scientific background studies justifying the specific measure are 
available on the Commission consultants' project webpage: 
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/rohs_eee/review/index_en.htm  
Direct links to substance evaluation and recommendations: 
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/ umweltthemen/abfall/ROHS/finalresults/A
nnex5_RoHS_AnnexII_Dossier_HBCDD.pdf  [HBCDD]; 
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/ umweltthemen/abfall/ROHS/finalresults/A
nnex6_RoHS_AnnexII_Dossier_DEHP.pdf  [DEHP]; 
http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/ umweltthemen/abfall/ROHS/finalresults/A
nnex7_RoHS_AnnexII_Dossier_BBP.pdf  [BBP]; G/TBT/N/EU/256 
 
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  http://www.umweltbundesamt.at/fileadmin/site/ umweltthemen/abfall/ROHS/finalresults/A
nnex8_RoHS_AnnexII_Dossier_DBP.pdf  [DBP]; 
http://rohs.exemptions.oeko.info/fileadmin /user_upload/reports/20140520_DIBP_AnnexII
_Dossier_final.pdf  [DIBP]. 
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament  and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the 
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic 
Equipment ( OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88–110 ) 
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1418640228575&uri=CELEX:32011L0065 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   February/March 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   20 days from publication in  the Official Journal of the 
EU (approx. three months after adoption). Transition periods for application: 22 July 2019 for 
all EEE except medical devices and monitoring  and control instruments (22 July 2021) 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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: eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU-TBT Website :  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt/   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/EEC/14_5494_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2014/TBT/EEC/14_5494_01_e.pdf