. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/103 
27 March 2006 
 (06-1367) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43, E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int 
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):   ISC 22500 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Commission 
Decision amending, for the purposes of adaptin g to the technical progress, the Annex to 
Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliame nt and of the Council as regards exemptions 
for applications of lead (5 pages) 
6. Description of content:   Addition of 5 exemptions in the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC 
relating to lead applications. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Amendment done pursuant to Article 5(1) (b) of Directive 2002/95/EC.  Urgency due to the 
entry into force of the substance ban on 1 July 2006. 
8. Relevant documents:    
- Directive 2002/95/EC of the European parliament and of the Council of 27 January 
2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment as amended by: 
Commission Decision 2005/747/EC of 21 October 2005 amending for the purposes of 
adapting to technical progress the Annex to  Directive 2002/95/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous 
substances in electrical and electronic equipment G/TBT/N/EEC/103 
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  Commission Decision 2005/717/EC of 13 October 2005 amending for the purposes of 
adapting to technical progress the Annex to  Directive 2002/95/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. 
Commission Decision 2005/618/EC of 18 August 2005 amending Directive 
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the purpose of 
establishing the maximum concentration valu es for certain hazardous substances in 
electrical and electronic equipment. 
- Draft Commission Decision amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical 
progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the 
Council as regards exemptions for applications of lead. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    April 2006 
1 July 2006 
10. Final date for comments:   30 days from date of circulation 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
European Commission, 
EC-TBT Enquiry Point, Fax:  (+32) 2 299 80 43, E-mail:  ec-tbt@cec.eu.int