G/TBT/N/EU/320  
 
16 October 2015  
(15-5438)  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: 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 applic able, 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 technical progress, Annex IV 
to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an 
exemption for lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices or electron microscopes (6 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.  G/TBT/N/EU/320 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Scientific background studies justifying the specific exemption are available via the 
Commission consultants' project webpage 
http://rohs.exemptions.oeko.info/fileadm in/user_upload/ROHS_Pack5/201410_RoH
S_Ex_Pack5_Final_Report_final.pdf  pages 26-55; 
http://rohs.exemptions.oeko.info/fileadm in/user_upload/reports/20150312_RoHS_s
cope_review_final_a.pdf  pages 70–104). 
 Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parlia ment 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  
9. Proposed date of adoption: January 2016 
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 Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_4114_00_e.pdf  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/EEC/15_4114_01_e.pdf