G/TBT/N/EU/545  
 
20 February 2018  
(18-1076) 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 Commission  
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/tbt/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  
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 III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of 
the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium and its compounds in electrical con tacts 
(7 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns an 
application specific and temporary exemption from the RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU) 
substance restrictions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Adaptation of existing legislation to scientific and technical progress, granting 
manufacturers adequate transition time for compliance.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Scientific background studies justifying the specific exemption are available 
(https://bookshop.europa.eu/en/assistance -to-the-commission -on-technological -socio-
economic -and-cost-benefit -assessment -related -to-exemptions -from-the-substance -
restrictions -in-electrical -and-electronic -equipment -pbKH0416554/ ). 
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: http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1438768100804&uri=CELEX:32011L0065   G/TBT/N/EU/545  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU (about three months after adoption approximately). The provisions shall apply from 
[the last day of the 12th month after the date of entry into force of this Directive + 1 day].  
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 -databas es/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_0991_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/EEC/18_0991_01_e.pdf