G/TBT/N/EU/452  
 
10 February 2017  
(17-0805) 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/  
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 exemp tion for cadmium in colour converting light -emitting diodes (LEDs) for 
use in display systems (6 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Delegated Directive concerns an 
application specific and temporary exempti on 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 adequat e transition time for compliance.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Scientific background studies justifying the specific exemption are available 
(http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/assistance -to-the-commission -on-technological -socio-
economic -and-cost-benefit -assessment -related -to-exempt ions-from-the-substance -
restrictions -in-electrical -and-electronic -equipment -pbKH0416553/ ). 
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 el ectronic 
equipment:  
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1438768100804&uri=CELEX:32011L0065   G/TBT/N/EU/452  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: May 2017  
Propose d 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 addres s, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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 avail able on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/   
 
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