L 174/88

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2011

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(recast)(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,(4)

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste (5) gives firstpriority to prevention in waste legislation. Prevention isdefined, inter alia, as measures that reduce the content ofharmful substances in materials and products.

(5)

Council Resolution of 25 January 1988 on a Community
action programme to combat environmental pollution bycadmium (6) invited the Commission to pursue without
delay the development of specific measures for such a
programme. Human health also has to be protected andan overall strategy that in particular restricts the use of
cadmium and stimulates research into substitutes should
therefore be implemented. The Resolution stresses thatthe use of cadmium should be limited to cases where
suitable alternatives do not exist.

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on
persistent organic pollutants (7) recalls that the objectiveof protecting the environment and human health frompersistent organic pollutants cannot be sufficiently
achieved by the Member States, owing to the trans­boundary effects of those pollutants, and can therefore
be better achieved at Union level. Pursuant to that Regu­
lation, releases of persistent organic pollutants, such asdioxins and furans, which are unintentional by-products
of industrial processes, should be identified and reduced
as soon as possible with the ultimate aim of elimination,
where feasible.

(7)

The available evidence indicates that measures on thecollection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste
EEE as set out in Directive 2002/96/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 27 January
2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment(WEEE) (8) are necessary to reduce the waste management
problems associated with the heavy metals and flame
retardants concerned. In spite of those measures,
however, significant parts of waste EEE will continue tobe found in the current disposal routes inside or outside
the Union. Even if waste EEE were collected separately
and submitted to recycling processes, its content of
mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium VI, polybrominatedbiphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDE) would be likely to pose risks to health or theenvironment, especially when treated in less than
optimal conditions.

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Article 114 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic andSocial Committee (1),Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of Regions (2),Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3),Whereas:(1)

A number of substantial changes are to be made to
Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restrictionof the use of certain hazardous substances in electricaland electronic equipment (4). In the interest of clarity,that Directive should be recast.

(2)

The disparities between the laws or administrative
measures adopted by the Member States regarding the
restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electricaland electronic equipment (EEE) could create barriers totrade and distort competition in the Union and may
thereby have a direct impact on the establishment andfunctioning of the internal market. It therefore appears
necessary to lay down rules in this field and to contributeto the protection of human health and the environ­mentally sound recovery and disposal of waste EEE.

(3)

Directive 2002/95/EC provides that the Commission
shall review the provisions of that Directive, in particular,
in order to include in its scope equipment which falls
within certain categories and to study the need to adapt
the list of restricted substances on the basis of scientificprogress, taking into account the precautionary principle,
as endorsed by Council Resolution of 4 December 2000.

(1) OJ C 306, 16.12.2009, p. 36.
(2) OJ C 141, 29.5.2010, p. 55.
(3) Position of the European Parliament of 24 November 2010 (not yet
published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of
27 May 2011.
(4) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19.

(5) OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.
(6) OJ C 30, 4.2.1988, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7.
(8) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 24.

1.7.2011(8)

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

Taking into account technical and economic feasibility,
including for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs),
the most effective way of ensuring a significant reductionof risks to health and the environment relating to those
substances, in order to achieve the chosen level ofprotection in the Union, is the substitution of those
substances in EEE by safe or safer materials. Restricting
the use of those hazardous substances is likely toenhance the possibilities and economic profitability ofrecycling of waste EEE and decrease the negative
impact on the health of workers in recycling plants.

(9)

The substances covered by this Directive are scientificallywell researched and evaluated and have been subject todifferent measures both at Union and at national level.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Directive should take
into account existing international guidelines and recom­
mendations and should be based on an assessment ofavailable scientific and technical information. The
measures are necessary to achieve the chosen level ofprotection of human health and the environment, with
due respect for the precautionary principle, and having
regard to the risks which the absence of measures would
be likely to create in the Union. The measures should be
kept under review and, if necessary, adjusted to takeaccount of available technical and scientific information.
The annexes to this Directive should be reviewed peri­
odically to take into account, inter alia, Annexes XIV and
XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006
concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation
and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishinga European Chemicals Agency (1). In particular, the risks
to human health and the environment arising from theuse of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD), Bis (2ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), Butyl benzyl phthalate(BBP) and Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) should be considered
as a priority. With a view to further restrictions of
substances, the Commission should re-investigate thesubstances that were subject to previous assessments, inaccordance with the new criteria set out in this Directive
as part of the first review.

(11)

This Directive supplements the general Union waste
management legislation, such as Directive 2008/98/EC
and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

(12)

A number of definitions should be included in thisDirective in order to specify its scope. In addition, thedefinition of ‘electrical and electronic equipment’ should
be complemented by a definition of ‘dependent’, to cover
the multipurpose character of certain products, where theintended functions of EEE are to be determined on thebasis of objective characteristics, such as the design of the
product and its marketing.

(1) OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

L 174/89(13)

Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing aframework for the setting of ecodesign requirements
for energy-related products (2) enables specific ecodesign
requirements to be set for energy-related products which
may also be covered by this Directive. Directive
2009/125/EC and the implementing measures adopted
pursuant to it are without prejudice to Union waste
management legislation.

(14)

This Directive should apply without prejudice to Union
legislation on safety and health requirements and specificUnion waste management legislation, in particular
Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries andaccumulators and waste batteries and accumulators (3)and Regulation (EC) No 850/2004.

(15)

The technical development of EEE without heavy metals,
PBDE and PBB should be taken into account.

(16)

As soon as scientific evidence is available, and taking into
account the precautionary principle, the restriction ofother hazardous substances, including any substances ofvery small size or with a very small internal or surface
structure (nanomaterials) which may be hazardous due toproperties relating to their size or structure, and theirsubstitution by more environmentally friendly alter­
natives which ensure at least the same level of protectionof consumers should be examined. To this end, thereview and amendment of the list of restricted substancesin Annex II should be coherent, maximise synergies with,and reflect the complementary nature of the work carriedout under other Union legislation, and in particularunder Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 while ensuring
the mutually independent operation of this Directive
and that Regulation. Consultation with the relevant stake­holders should be carried out and specific account should
be taken of the potential impact on SMEs.

(17)

The development of renewable forms of energy is one of
the Union’s key objectives, and the contribution made by
renewable energy sources to environmental and climate
objectives is crucial. Directive 2009/28/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 23 April
2009 on the promotion of the use of energy fromrenewable sources (4) recalls that there should be
coherence between those objectives and other Union
environmental legislation. Consequently, this Directive
should not prevent the development of renewableenergy technologies that have no negative impact on
health and the environment and that are sustainable
and economically viable.

(2) OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 266, 26.9.2006, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 16.

L 174/90

(18)

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

Exemptions from the substitution requirement should bepermitted if substitution is not possible from thescientific and technical point of view, taking specificaccount of the situation of SMEs or if the negative envi­
ronmental, health and consumer safety impacts causedby substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental,
health and consumer safety benefits of the substitution or
the reliability of substitutes is not ensured. The decision
on exemptions and on the duration of possible
exemptions should take into account the availability of
substitutes and the socioeconomic impact of substitution.
Life-cycle thinking on the overall impacts of exemptions
should apply, where relevant. Substitution of thehazardous substances in EEE should also be carried out
in such a way as to be compatible with the health andsafety of users of EEE. The placing on the market of
medical devices requires a conformity assessment
procedure, according to Council Directive 93/42/EEC of
14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (1) andDirective 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic
medical devices (2), which could require the involvementof a notified body designated by competent authorities ofMember States. If such a notified body certifies that thesafety of the potential substitute for the intended use in
medical devices or in vitro diagnostic medical devices is
not demonstrated, the use of that potential substitute will
be deemed to have clear negative socioeconomic, healthand consumer safety impacts. It should be possible, fromthe date of entry into force of this Directive, to apply for
exemptions for equipment, even before the actual
inclusion of that equipment in the scope of thisDirective.

(19)

Exemptions from the restriction for certain specificmaterials or components should be limited in theirscope and duration, in order to achieve a gradualphase-out of hazardous substances in EEE, given thatthe use of those substances in such applications should
become avoidable.

(20)

As product reuse, refurbishment and extension of lifetime
are beneficial, spare parts need to be available.

(21)

Procedures for assessing the conformity of EEE subject tothis Directive should be consistent with relevant Union
legislation, in particular Decision No 768/2008/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008
on a common framework for the marketing ofproducts (3). Harmonising conformity assessment
procedures should give manufacturers legal certainty as
to what they have to provide as proof of compliance tothe authorities throughout the Union.

(22)

The conformity marking applicable for products at
Union level, CE marking, should also apply to EEE thatis subject to this Directive.

(1) OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 82.

1.7.2011(23)

The market surveillance mechanisms laid down by Regu­
lation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament andof the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out therequirements for accreditation and market surveillance
relating to the marketing of products (4) provide thesafeguard mechanisms to check compliance with thisDirective.

(24)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implemen­tation of this Directive, particularly with regard to theguidelines and format of applications for exemptions,
implementing powers should be conferred on theCommission. Those powers should be exercised inaccordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 16 February
2011 laying down the rules and general principles
concerning mechanisms for control by Member Statesof the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (5).

(25)

For the purposes of achieving the objectives of thisDirective the Commission should be empowered toadopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of
the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in
respect of amendments to Annex II, detailed rules forcomplying with maximum concentration values, andthe adaptation of Annexes III and IV to technical andscientific progress. It is of particular importance that theCommission carry out appropriate consultations during
its preparatory work, including at expert level.

(26)

The obligation to transpose this Directive into nationallaw should be confined to those provisions which
represent a substantive change as compared with theearlier Directive. The obligation to transpose theprovisions which are unchanged arises under the earlier
Directive.

(27)

This Directive should be without prejudice to the obli­
gations of the Member States relating to the time-limits
for transposition into national law and application of the
Directive set out in Annex VII, Part B.

(28)

When reviewing this Directive, a thorough analysis of its
coherence with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should
be carried out by the Commission.

(29)

In accordance with paragraph 34 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement on better law-making (6), Member States areencouraged to draw up, for themselves and in theinterests of the Union, their own tables, which will, as
far as possible, illustrate the correlation between thisDirective and their transposition measures, and to makethose tables public.

(4) OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30.
(5) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
(6) OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

1.7.2011

(30)

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

Since the objective of this Directive, namely to establish
restrictions on the use of hazardous substances in EEE,
cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States andcan therefore, by reason of the scale of the problem andits implications in respect of other Union legislation on
recovery and disposal of waste and areas of common
interest, such as human health protection, be better
achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt
measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set
out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond
what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1
Subject matter
This Directive lays down rules on the restriction of the use ofhazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment(EEE) with a view to contributing to the protection of humanhealth and the environment, including the environmentallysound recovery and disposal of waste EEE.
Article 2
Scope
1.
This Directive shall, subject to paragraph 2, apply to EEE
falling within the categories set out in Annex I.
2.
Without prejudice to Article 4(3) and 4(4), Member Statesshall provide that EEE that was outside the scope of Directive
2002/95/EC, but which would not comply with this Directive,
may nevertheless continue to be made available on the market
until 22 July 2019.
3.
This Directive shall apply without prejudice to therequirements of Union legislation on safety and health, andon chemicals, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, as
well as the requirements of specific Union waste management
legislation.
4.

This Directive does not apply to:(a) equipment which is necessary for the protection of theessential interests of the security of Member States,
including arms, munitions and war material intended forspecifically military purposes;(b) equipment designed to be sent into space;(c) equipment which is specifically designed, and is to beinstalled, as part of another type of equipment that is
excluded or does not fall within the scope of this Directive,
which can fulfil its function only if it is part of that
equipment, and which can be replaced only by the same
specifically designed equipment;(d) large-scale stationary industrial tools;(e) large-scale fixed installations;

L 174/91(f) means of transport for persons or goods, excluding electric
two-wheel vehicles which are not type-approved;(g) non-road mobile machinery made available exclusively for
professional use;(h) active implantable medical devices;(i) photovoltaic panels intended to be used in a system that isdesigned, assembled and installed by professionals forpermanent use at a defined location to produce energy
from solar light for public, commercial, industrial and resi­
dential applications;(j) equipment specifically designed solely for the purposes ofresearch and development only made available on abusiness-to-business basis.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shallapply:(1) ‘electrical and electronic equipment’ or ‘EEE’ means
equipment which is dependent on electric currents or elec­
tromagnetic fields in order to work properly andequipment for the generation, transfer and measurementof such currents and fields and designed for use with avoltage rating not exceeding 1 000 volts for alternating
current and 1 500 volts for direct current;(2) for the purposes of point 1, ‘dependent ‘ means, withregard to EEE, needing electric currents or electromagnetic
fields to fulfil at least one intended function;(3) ‘large-scale stationary industrial tools’ means a large-scaleassembly of machines, equipment, and/or components,
functioning together for a specific application,
permanently installed and de-installed by professionals at
a given place, and used and maintained by professionals in
an industrial manufacturing facility or research and devel­
opment facility;(4) ‘large-scale fixed installation’ means a large-scale combi­
nation of several types of apparatus and, where applicable,
other devices, which are assembled and installed by profes­
sionals, intended to be used permanently in a pre-definedand dedicated location, and de-installed by professionals;(5) ‘cables’ means all cables with a rated voltage of less than
250 volts that serve as a connection or an extension toconnect EEE to the electrical outlet or to connect two or
more EEE to each other;(6) ‘manufacturer’ means any natural or legal person who
manufactures an EEE or who has an EEE designed or
manufactured and markets it under his name ortrademark;(7) ‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal
person established within the Union who has received awritten mandate from a manufacturer to act on his behalf
in relation to specified tasks;

L 174/92

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2011(8) ‘distributor’ means any natural or legal person in the
supply chain, other than the manufacturer or theimporter, who makes an EEE available on the market;(21) ‘medical device’ means a medical device within themeaning of point (a) of Article 1(2) of Directive
93/42/EEC and which is also EEE;

(9) ‘importer’ means any natural or legal person establishedwithin the Union, who places an EEE from a third country
on the Union market;(22) ‘in vitro diagnostic medical device’ means an in vitro diag­nostic medical device within the meaning of point (b) of
Article 1(2) of Directive 98/79/EC;(10) ‘economic operators’ means the manufacturer, the auth­orised representative, the importer and the distributor;(11) ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of an
EEE for distribution, consumption or use on the Union
market in the course of a commercial activity, whether
in return for payment or free of charge;(12) ‘placing on the market’ means making available an EEE on
the Union market for the first time;(13) ‘harmonised standard’ means a standard adopted by one of
the European standardisation bodies listed in Annex I to
Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for theprovision of information in the field of technical standards
and regulations and of rules on Information Society
services (1) on the basis of a request made by theCommission in accordance with Article 6 of Directive
98/34/EC;(14) ‘technical specification’ means a document that prescribes
technical requirements to be fulfilled by a product, process
or service;(15) ‘CE marking’ means a marking by which the manufacturer
indicates that the product is in conformity with theapplicable requirements set out in Union harmonisation
legislation providing for its affixing;(16) ‘conformity assessment’ means the process demonstrating
whether the requirements of this Directive relating to an
EEE, are met;
(17) ‘market surveillance’ means the activities carried out andmeasures taken by public authorities to ensure that EEE
complies with the requirements set out in this Directive
and does not endanger health, safety or other issues ofpublic interest protection;(18) ‘recall’ means any measure aimed at achieving the return ofa product that has already been made available to the end
user;(19) ‘withdrawal’ means any measure aimed at preventing a
product in the supply chain from being made available
on the market;(23) ‘active implantable medical device’ means any active
implantable medical device within the meaning of point(c) of Article 1(2) of Council Directive 90/385/EEC of
20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of theMember States relating to active implantable medical
devices (2);(24) ‘industrial monitoring and control instruments’ meansmonitoring and control instruments designed for
exclusively industrial or professional use;(25) ‘availability of a substitute’ means the ability of a substitute
to be manufactured and delivered within a reasonable
period of time as compared with the time required for
manufacturing and delivering the substances listed in
Annex II;
(26) ‘reliability of a substitute’ means the probability that an
EEE using a substitute will perform a required function
without failure under stated conditions for a statedperiod of time;(27) ‘spare part’ means a separate part of an EEE that canreplace a part of an EEE. The EEE cannot function as
intended without that part of the EEE. The functionalityof EEE is restored or is upgraded when the part is replaced
by a spare part;(28) ‘non-road mobile machinery made available exclusively for
professional use’ means machinery, with an on-board
power source, the operation of which requires either
mobility or continuous or semi-continuous movement
between a succession of fixed working locations whileworking, and is made available exclusively for professionaluse.
Article 4
Prevention
1.
Member States shall ensure that EEE placed on the market,
including cables and spare parts for its repair, its reuse, updatingof its functionalities or upgrading of its capacity, does notcontain the substances listed in Annex II.

(20) ‘homogeneous material’ means one material of uniform
composition throughout or a material, consisting of a
combination of materials, that cannot be disjointed or
separated into different materials by mechanical actions
such as unscrewing, cutting, crushing, grinding andabrasive processes;

2.
For the purposes of this Directive, no more than the
maximum concentration value by weight in homogeneousmaterials as specified in Annex II shall be tolerated. The
Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts inaccordance with Article 20 and subject to the conditions laid
down in Articles 21 and 22, detailed rules for complying withthese maximum concentration values taking into account, interalia, surface coatings.

(1) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.

(2) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17.

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

Decisions on the inclusion of materials and components of
EEE in the lists in Annexes III and IV and on the duration ofany exemptions shall take into account the availability of
substitutes and the socioeconomic impact of substitution.
Decisions on the duration of any exemptions shall take
into account any potential adverse impacts on innovation.
Life-cycle thinking on the overall impacts of the exemption
shall apply, where relevant;3.
Paragraph 1 shall apply to medical devices and monitoring
and control instruments which are placed on the market from22 July 2014, to in vitro diagnostic medical devices which areplaced on the market from 22 July 2016 and to industrial
monitoring and control instruments which are placed on themarket from 22 July 2017.
4.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to cables or spare parts forthe repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or
upgrading of capacity of the following:(a) EEE placed on the market before 1 July 2006;

L 174/93(b) deletion of materials and components of EEE from the lists
in Annexes III and IV where the conditions set out in point(a) are no longer fulfilled.

(b) medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014;(c) in vitro diagnostic medical devices placed on the market
before 22 July 2016;(d) monitoring and control instruments placed on the market
before 22 July 2014;(e) industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on themarket before 22 July 2017;(f) EEE which benefited from an exemption and which wasplaced on the market before that exemption expired as far
as that specific exemption is concerned.
5.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to reused spare parts,
recovered from EEE placed on the market before 1 July 2006
and used in equipment placed on the market before 1 July
2016, provided that reuse takes place in auditable closed-loopbusiness-to-business return systems, and that the reuse of parts
is notified to the consumer.
6.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the applications listed in
Annexes III and IV.
Article 5
Adaptation of the Annexes to scientific and technicalprogress
1.
For the purposes of adapting Annexes III and IV toscientific and technical progress, and in order to achieve theobjectives set out in Article 1, the Commission shall adopt bymeans of individual delegated acts in accordance with Article 20
and subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 21 and 22,
the following measures:(a) inclusion of materials and components of EEE for specificapplications in the lists in Annexes III and IV, provided thatsuch inclusion does not weaken the environmental andhealth protection afforded by Regulation (EC) No
1907/2006 and where any of the following conditions isfulfilled:— their elimination or substitution via design changes ormaterials and components which do not require any ofthe materials or substances listed in Annex II is scien­tifically or technically impracticable,— the reliability of substitutes is not ensured,— the total negative environmental, health and consumer
safety impacts caused by substitution are likely tooutweigh the total environmental, health andconsumer safety benefits thereof.

2.
Measures adopted in accordance with point (a) ofparagraph 1 shall, for categories 1 to 7, 10 and 11 of Annex
I, have a validity period of up to 5 years and, for categories 8
and 9 of Annex I, a validity period of up to 7 years. The validity
periods are to be decided on a case-by-case basis and may berenewed.
For the exemptions listed in Annex III as at 21 July 2011, themaximum validity period, which may be renewed, shall, forcategories 1 to 7 and 10 of Annex I, be 5 years from21 July 2011 and, for categories 8 and 9 of Annex I, 7 years
from the relevant dates laid down in Article 4(3), unless a
shorter period is specified.
For the exemptions listed in Annex IV as at 21 July 2011, themaximum validity period, which may be renewed, shall be 7
years from the relevant dates laid down in Article 4(3), unless a
shorter period is specified.
3.
An application for granting, renewing or revoking an
exemption shall be made to the Commission in accordancewith Annex V.
4.

The Commission shall:(a) acknowledge receipt of an application in writing within 15
days of its receipt. The acknowledgement shall state the dateof receipt of the application;(b) inform the Member States of the application without delay
and make the application and any supplementary
information supplied by the applicant available to them;(c) make a summary of the application available to the public;(d) evaluate the application and its justification.
5.
An application for renewal of an exemption shall be madeno later than 18 months before the exemption expires.
The Commission shall decide on an application for renewal ofan exemption no later than 6 months before the expiry date of
the existing exemption unless specific circumstances justify
other deadlines. The existing exemption shall remain valid
until a decision on the renewal application is taken by theCommission.

L 174/94

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2011

6.
In the event that the application for renewal of an
exemption is rejected or that an exemption is revoked, theexemption shall expire at the earliest 12 months, and at thelatest 18 months, after the date of the decision.

During that review, the Commission shall consult interested
parties, including economic operators, recyclers, treatment
operators, environmental organisations and employee andconsumer associations.

7.
Before Annexes are amended, the Commission shall, interalia, consult economic operators, recyclers, treatment operators,
environmental organisations and employee and consumer
associations and make the comments received publicly available.

2.
The proposals to review and amend the list of restricted
substances, or a group of similar substances, in Annex II shallcontain at least the following information:(a) precise and clear wording of the proposed restriction;

8.
The Commission shall adopt a harmonised format for
applications referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article as wellas comprehensive guidelines for such applications, taking into
account the situation of SMEs. Those implementing acts shall be
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred
to in Article 19(2).
Article 6
Review and amendment of list of restricted substances inAnnex II
1.
With a view to achieving the objectives set out in
Article 1 and taking account of the precautionary principle, areview, based on a thorough assessment, and amendment of thelist of restricted substances in Annex II shall be considered by
the Commission before 22 July 2014, and periodicallythereafter on its own initiative or following the submission ofa proposal by a Member State containing the informationreferred to in paragraph 2.
The review and amendment of the list of restricted substancesin Annex II shall be coherent with other legislation related tochemicals, in particular Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, andshall take into account, inter alia, Annexes XIV and XVII tothat Regulation. The review shall use publicly available
knowledge obtained from the application of such legislation.

(b) references and scientific evidence for the restriction;(c) information on the use of the substance or the group ofsimilar substances in EEE;(d) information on detrimental effects and exposure inparticular during waste EEE management operations;(e) information on possible substitutes and other alternatives,
their availability and reliability;(f) justification for considering a Union-wide restriction as themost appropriate measure;(g) socioeconomic assessment.
3.
The measures referred to in this Article shall be adopted
by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordancewith Article 20 and subject to the conditions laid down in
Articles 21 and 22.
Article 7
Obligations of manufacturers
Member States shall ensure that:

In order to review and amend Annex II, the Commission shalltake special account of whether a substance, including
substances of very small size or with a very small internal or
surface structure, or a group of similar substances:(a) could have a negative impact during EEE waste management
operations, including on the possibilities for preparing forthe reuse of waste EEE or for recycling of materials fromwaste EEE;(b) could give rise, given its uses, to uncontrolled or diffuse
release into the environment of the substance, or could
give rise to hazardous residues, or transformation or degra­
dation products through the preparation for reuse, recycling
or other treatment of materials from waste EEE undercurrent operational conditions;(c) could lead to unacceptable exposure of workers involved in
the waste EEE collection or treatment processes;(d) could be replaced by substitutes or alternative technologies
which have less negative impacts.

(a) when placing EEE on the market, manufacturers ensure thatit has been designed and manufactured in accordance withthe requirements set out in Article 4;(b) manufacturers draw up the required technical documen­
tation and carry out the internal production control
procedure in line with module A of Annex II to Decision
No 768/2008/EC or have it carried out;(c) where compliance of EEE with the applicable requirements
has been demonstrated by the procedure referred to in point(b), manufacturers draw up an EU declaration of conformity
and affix the CE marking on the finished product. Whereother applicable Union legislation requires the application ofa conformity assessment procedure which is at least as
stringent, compliance with the requirements ofArticle 4(1) of this Directive may be demonstrated within
the context of that procedure. A single technical documen­
tation may be drawn up;(d) manufacturers keep the technical documentation and the EU
declaration of conformity for 10 years after the EEE has
been placed on the market;

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union(e) manufacturers ensure that procedures are in place for series
production to remain in conformity. Changes in productdesign or characteristics and changes in the harmonised
standards or in technical specifications by reference towhich conformity of EEE is declared shall be adequately
taken into account;(f) manufacturers keep a register of non-conforming EEE andproduct recalls, and keep distributors informed thereof;(g) manufacturers ensure that their EEE bears a type, batch orserial number or other element allowing its identification,or, where the size or nature of the EEE does not allow it,that the required information is provided on the packaging
or in a document accompanying the EEE;

L 174/95— keep the EU declaration of conformity and the technicaldocumentation at the disposal of national surveillanceauthorities for 10 years following the placing on themarket of the EEE,
— further to a reasoned request from a competent national
authority, provide that authority with all the informationand documentation necessary to demonstrate theconformity of an EEE with this Directive,— cooperate with the competent national authorities, attheir request, on any action taken to ensure compliancewith this Directive of EEE covered by their mandate.
Article 9(h) manufacturers indicate their name, registered trade name orregistered trade mark and the address at which they can becontacted on the EEE or, where that is not possible, on its
packaging or in a document accompanying the EEE. The
address must indicate a single point at which the manu­
facturer can be contacted. Where other applicable Union
legislation contains provisions for the affixing of the manu­
facturer’s name and address which are at least as stringent,
those provisions shall apply;(i) manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that
EEE which they have placed on the market is not in
conformity with this Directive immediately take thenecessary corrective measures to bring that EEE into
conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, if appropriate, andimmediately inform the competent national authorities ofthe Member States in which they made the EEE available tothat effect, giving details, in particular, of the noncompliance and of any corrective measures taken;(j) manufacturers, further to a reasoned request from acompetent national authority, provide it with all theinformation and documentation necessary to demonstrate
the conformity of the EEE with this Directive, in alanguage which can be easily understood by that authority,and that they cooperate with that authority, at its request,
on any action taken to ensure compliance with thisDirective of EEE which they have placed on the market.
Article 8
Obligations of authorised representatives
Member States shall ensure that:(a) manufacturers have the possibility to appoint an authorised
representative by written mandate. The obligations laid
down in point (a) of Article 7 and the drawing up oftechnical documentation shall not form part of the auth­orised representative’s mandate;(b) an authorised representative performs the tasks specified in
the mandate received from the manufacturer. The mandate
shall allow the authorised representative to do at least thefollowing:

Obligations of importers
Member States shall ensure that:(a) importers place only EEE that complies with this Directiveon the Union market;(b) importers, before placing an EEE on the market, ensure thatthe appropriate conformity assessment procedure has been
carried out by the manufacturer, and that they further
ensure that the manufacturer has drawn up the technicaldocumentation, that the EEE bears the CE marking and isaccompanied by the required documents, and that the
manufacturer has complied with the requirements set out
in points (f) and (g) of Article 7;(c) where an importer considers or has reason to believe thatan EEE is not in conformity with Article 4, that importer
does not place the EEE on the market until it has beenbrought into conformity, and that that importer informs
the manufacturer and the market surveillance authorities
to that effect;(d) importers indicate their name, registered trade name orregistered trade mark and the address at which they canbe contacted on the EEE or, where that is not possible,
on its packaging or in a document accompanying the
EEE. Where other applicable Union legislation contains
provisions for the affixing of the importer’s name andaddress which are at least as stringent, those provisions
shall apply;(e) importers, in order to ensure compliance with this Directive,
keep a register of non-compliant EEE and EEE recalls, andkeep distributors informed thereof;(f) importers who consider or have reason to believe that an
EEE which they have placed on the market is not in
conformity with this Directive immediately take thecorrective measures necessary to bring that EEE into
conformity, to withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate, andimmediately inform the competent national authorities ofL 174/96

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

the Member States in which they made the EEE available tothat effect, giving details, in particular, of the noncompliance and of any corrective measures taken;(g) importers keep, for 10 years following the placing on themarket of the EEE, a copy of the EU declaration ofconformity at the disposal of the market surveillanceauthorities and ensure that the technical documentation
can be made available to those authorities, upon request;(h) importers, further to a reasoned request from a competent
national authority, provide it with all the information anddocumentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity ofan EEE with this Directive in a language which can be easily
understood by that authority, and that they cooperate withthat authority, at its request, on any action taken to ensurecompliance with this Directive of EEE which they haveplaced on the market.
Article 10
Obligations of distributors
Member States shall ensure that:(a) when making an EEE available on the market, distributors
act with due care in relation to the requirements applicablein particular by verifying that the EEE bears the CE marking,that it is accompanied by the required documents in alanguage which can be easily understood by consumers
and other end-users in the Member State in which the
EEE is to be made available on the market, and that the
manufacturer and the importer have complied with therequirements set out in points (g) and (h) of Article 7 andin point (d) of Article 9;(b) where a distributor considers or has reason to believe thatan EEE is not in conformity with Article 4, that distributor
does not make the EEE available on the market until it has
been brought into conformity, and that that distributor
informs the manufacturer or the importer as well as themarket surveillance authorities to that effect;(c) distributors who consider or have reason to believe that an
EEE which they have made available on the market is not in
conformity with this Directive make sure that the corrective
measures necessary to bring that EEE into conformity, towithdraw it or recall it, as appropriate, are taken and thatthey immediately inform the competent national authoritiesof the Member States in which they made the EEE available
to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the noncompliance and of any corrective measures taken;(d) distributors, further to a reasoned request from a competent
national authority, provide it with all the information anddocumentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of
EEE with this Directive, and that they cooperate with that
authority, at its request, on any action taken to ensure thecompliance with this Directive of the EEE which they havemade available on the market.

1.7.2011

Article 11
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply toimporters and distributors
Member States shall ensure that an importer or distributor isconsidered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Directive
and that he is subject to the obligations of the manufacturer
under Article 7, where he places EEE on the market under his
name or trademark or modifies EEE already placed on themarket in such a way that compliance with the applicablerequirements may be affected.
Article 12
Identification of economic operators
Member States shall ensure that economic operators, on request,
identify the following to the market surveillance authorities, for
10 years following the placing on the market of the EEE:(a) any economic operator who has supplied them with an EEE;(b) any economic operator to whom they have supplied an EEE.
Article 13
EU declaration of conformity
1.
The EU declaration of conformity shall state that it has
been demonstrated that the requirements specified in Article 4
have been met.
2.
The EU declaration of conformity shall have the model
structure and shall contain the elements specified in Annex VI
and shall be updated. It shall be translated into the language or
languages required by the Member State on the market of which
the product is placed or made available.
Where other applicable Union legislation requires the appli­
cation of a conformity assessment procedure which is at least
as stringent, compliance with the requirements of Article 4(1) of
this Directive may be demonstrated within the context of thatprocedure. A single technical documentation may be drawn up.
3.
By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, themanufacturer shall assume responsibility for the complianceof the EEE with this Directive.
Article 14
General principles of the CE marking
The CE marking shall be subject to the general principles set out
in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Article 15
Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking
1.
The CE marking shall be affixed visibly, legibly andindelibly to the finished EEE or to its data plate. Where thatis not possible or not warranted on account of the nature of theEEE, it shall be affixed to the packaging and to the accom­
panying documents.
2.
The CE marking shall be affixed before the EEE is placedon the market.

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.
Member States shall build upon existing mechanisms toensure the correct application of the regime governing the CE
marking and take appropriate action in the event of improperuse of the CE marking. Member States shall also provide forpenalties for infringements, which may include criminal
sanctions for serious infringements. Those penalties shall be
proportionate to the seriousness of the offence and constitutean effective deterrent against improper use.
Article 16
Presumption of conformity
1.
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, Member Statesshall presume EEE bearing the CE marking to comply with thisDirective.
2.
Materials, components and EEE on which tests andmeasurements demonstrating compliance with the requirementsof Article 4 have been performed, or which have been assessed,
in accordance with harmonised standards, the references ofwhich have been published in the Official Journal of theEuropean Union, shall be presumed to comply with therequirements of this Directive.

L 174/97

Article 20
Exercise of the delegation
1.
The powers to adopt the delegated acts referred to in
Article 4(2), Article 5(1) and Article 6 shall be conferred on
the Commission for a period of 5 years from 21 July 2011. The
Commission shall draw up a report in respect of delegatedpowers at the latest 6 months before the end of the 5 year
period. The delegation of power shall be automatically extended
for periods of an identical duration, unless the European
Parliament or the Council revokes it in accordance with
Article 21.
2.
As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shallnotify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to theCouncil.
3.
The powers to adopt delegated acts are conferred on theCommission subject to the conditions laid down in Articles 21
and 22.
Article 21
Revocation of the delegation

Article 17
Formal objection to a harmonised standard
1.
Where a Member State or the Commission considers thata harmonised standard does not entirely satisfy the requirements
which it covers and which are set out in Article 4, theCommission or the Member State concerned shall bring thematter before the Committee set up pursuant to Article 5 ofDirective 98/34/EC, giving its arguments. The Committee shall,
after consulting the relevant European standardisation bodies,deliver its opinion without delay.

1.
The delegation of power referred to in Article 4(2),Article 5(1) and Article 6 may be revoked at any time by theEuropean Parliament or by the Council.
2.
The institution which has commenced an internal
procedure for deciding whether to revoke the delegation of
powers shall endeavour to inform the other institution and
the Commission within a reasonable time before the final
decision is taken, indicating the delegated powers which could
be subject to revocation and possible reasons for a revocation.

2.
In the light of the Committee’s opinion, the Commission
shall decide to publish, not to publish, to publish withrestriction, to maintain, to maintain with restriction or towithdraw the references to the harmonised standard
concerned in or from the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.
The decision of revocation shall put an end to the dele­gation of the powers specified in that decision. It shall takeeffect immediately or at a later date specified therein. It shallnot affect the validity of the delegated acts already in force. It
shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.
The Commission shall inform the European standard­
isation body concerned and, if necessary, request the revisionof the harmonised standards concerned.

Article 22

Article 18
Market surveillance and controls of EEE entering theUnion market
Member States shall carry out market surveillance in accordancewith Articles 15 to 29 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008.
Article 19
Committee procedure
1.
The Commission shall be assisted by the committee set up
pursuant to Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC. That
committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regu­
lation (EU) No 182/2011.
2.
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 ofRegulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Objections to delegated acts
1.
The European Parliament or the Council may object to adelegated act within a period of 2 months from the date of
notification.
At the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council that
period shall be extended by 2 months.
2.
If, on expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 1,
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has objectedto the delegated act it shall be published in the Official Journal of
the European Union and shall enter into force on the date statedtherein.
The delegated act may be published in the Official Journal of theEuropean Union and enter into force before the expiry of that
period if the European Parliament and the Council have bothinformed the Commission of their intention not to raise
objections.

L 174/98

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.
If the European Parliament or the Council objects to thedelegated act within the period referred to in paragraph 1, it
shall not enter into force. The institution which objects shallstate the reasons for objecting to the delegated act.
Article 23

1.7.2011

reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member
States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in
the field covered by this Directive.

Penalties
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties
applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted
pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary
to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided formust be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member
States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by
2 January 2013 and shall notify it without delay of any
subsequent amendment affecting them.
Article 24
Review
1.
No later than 22 July 2014 the Commission shall examine
the need to amend the scope of this Directive in respect of the
EEE referred to in Article 2, and shall present a report thereon
to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied by alegislative proposal, if appropriate, with respect to any addi­
tional exclusions related to that EEE.
2.
No later than 22 July 2021 the Commission shall carryout a general review of this Directive, and shall present a reportto the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if
appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

Article 26
RepealDirective 2002/95/EC as amended by the acts listed in Annex
VII, Part A is repealed with effect from 3 January 2013 without
prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to thetime limits for transposition into national law and applicationof the Directive set out in Annex VII, Part B.
References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references
to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with thecorrelation table in Annex VIII.
Article 27
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 28
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Article 25
Transposition
1.
Member States shall adopt and publish, by 2 January
2013, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions
necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith
communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall containa reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a

Done at Strasbourg, 8 June 2011.

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

J. BUZEKGYŐRI E.

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

ANNEX I
Categories of EEE covered by this Directive
1. Large household appliances.
2. Small household appliances.
3. IT and telecommunications equipment.
4. Consumer equipment.
5. Lighting equipment.
6. Electrical and electronic tools.
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment.
8. Medical devices.
9. Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instruments.
10. Automatic dispensers.
11. Other EEE not covered by any of the categories above.

L 174/99

L 174/100

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

ANNEX II
Restricted substances referred to in Article 4(1) and maximum concentration values tolerated by weight inhomogeneous materials
Lead (0,1 %)Mercury (0,1 %)Cadmium (0,01 %)Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0,1 %)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0,1 %)1.7.2011

EN

1.7.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/101

ANNEX III
Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1)Exemption

Scope and dates of applicability

1

Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps notexceeding (per burner):1(a)For general lighting purposes < 30 W: 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 3,5 mg may be
used per burner after 31 December 2011 until
31 December 2012; 2,5 mg shall be used per
burner after 31 December 2012

1(b)For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W: 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 3,5 mg may be
used per burner after 31 December 2011

1(c)For general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W: 5 mg

1(d)For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W: 15 mg

1(e)For general lighting purposes with circular or square
structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm

1(f)For special purposes: 5 mg2(a)Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps forgeneral lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp):2(a)(1)Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter< 9 mm (e.g. T2): 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 4 mg may be
used per lamp after 31 December 2011

2(a)(2)Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 3 mg may be
used per lamp after 31 December 2011

2(a)(3)Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter> 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 3,5 mg may be
used per lamp after 31 December 2011

2(a)(4)Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter> 28 mm (e.g. T12): 5 mg

Expires on 31 December 2012; 3,5 mg may be
used per lamp after 31 December 2012

2(a)(5)Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25 000 h): 8 mg

Expires on 31 December 2011; 5 mg may be
used per lamp after 31 December 2011

2(b)Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (perlamp):

2(b)(1)

Linear halophosphate lamps with tube > 28 mm (e.g. T10
and T12): 10 mg

Expires on 13 April 2012

2(b)(2)Non-linear halophosphate lamps (all diameters): 15 mg

Expires on 13 April 2016

2(b)(3)Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter> 17 mm (e.g. T9)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;15 mg may be used per lamp after
31 December 2011

2(b)(4)Lamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g.
induction lamps)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;15 mg may be used per lamp after
31 December 2011

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
7 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 2011

EN

L 174/102

Official Journal of the European Union

Exemption

1.7.2011

Scope and dates of applicability

3

Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external
electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special
purposes not exceeding (per lamp):3(a)Short length (≤ 500 mm)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
3,5 mg may be used per lamp after
31 December 2011

3(b)Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
5 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December
2011

3(c)

Long length (> 1 500 mm)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;13 mg may be used per lamp after
31 December 2011

4(a)Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps (per lamp)

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;15 mg may be used per lamp after
31 December 2011

4(b)Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for generallighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in lamps withimproved colour rendering index Ra > 60:

4(b)-IP ≤ 155 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;30 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 20114(b)-II

155 W < P ≤ 405 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
40 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 20114(b)-IIIP > 405 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
40 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 2011

4(c)Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps forgeneral lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner):4(c)-IP ≤ 155 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;25 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 20114(c)-II

155 W < P ≤ 405 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;30 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 20114(c)-IIIP > 405 W

No limitation of use until 31 December 2011;
40 mg may be used per burner after
31 December 2011

4(d)Mercury in High Pressure Mercury (vapour) lamps (HPMV)

Expires on 13 April 2015

4(e)Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH)4(f)

Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not
specifically mentioned in this Annex

5(a)Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes

5(b)Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0,2 % byweightEN

1.7.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

Exemption

L 174/103

Scope and dates of applicability

6(a)Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes
and in galvanised steel containing up to 0,35 % lead byweight6(b)Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to
0,4 % lead by weight6(c)Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight7(a)Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. leadbased alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead)

7(b)Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage arraysystems, network infrastructure equipment for switching,signalling, transmission, and network management for tele­communications

7(c)-IElectrical and electronic components containing lead in a
glass or ceramic other than dielectric ceramic in capacitors,
e.g. piezoelectronic devices, or in a glass or ceramic matrix
compound7(c)-II

Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of
125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher

7(c)-III

Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage ofless than 125 V AC or 250 V DC

Expires on 1 January 2013 and after that date
may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 1 January 2013

8(a)Cadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet typethermal cut-offs

Expires on 1 January 2012 and after that date
may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 1 January 2012

8(b)Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts

9

Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the
carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators up
to 0,75 % by weight in the cooling solution

9(b)Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing
compressors for heating, ventilation, air conditioning andrefrigeration (HVACR) applications

11(a)Lead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems

May be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 24 September 2010

11(b)Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector
systems

Expires on 1 January 2013 and after that date
may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 1 January 201312

Lead as a coating material for the thermal conduction
module C-ringMay be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 24 September 2010

13(a)Lead in white glasses used for optical applications

13(b)Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used forreflectance standards

14

Lead in solders consisting of more than two elements for theconnection between the pins and the package of micropro­
cessors with a lead content of more than 80 % and less than
85 % by weight

Expired on 1 January 2011 and after that date
may be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 1 January 2011

EN

L 174/104

Official Journal of the European Union

Exemption

1.7.2011

Scope and dates of applicability

15

Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection
between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated
circuit flip chip packages

16

Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes

17

Lead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID)
lamps used for professional reprography applications

18(a)Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead byweight or less) of discharge lamps when used as speciality
lamps for diazoprinting reprography, lithography, insect
traps, photochemical and curing processes containing
phosphors such as SMS ((Sr,Ba)2MgSi2O7:Pb)

18(b)Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead byweight or less) of discharge lamps when used as suntanning lamps containing phosphors such as BSP(BaSi2O5:Pb)

19

Lead with PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg in specificcompositions as main amalgam and with PbSn-Hg as
auxiliary amalgam in very compact energy saving lamps(ESL)

Expires on 1 June 201120

Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear
substrates of flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid Crystal
Displays (LCDs)

Expires on 1 June 201121

Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application ofenamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime
glasses

23

Lead in finishes of fine pitch components other thanconnectors with a pitch of 0,65 mm and less

24

Lead in solders for the soldering to machined through holediscoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer capacitors

25

Lead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays(SED) used in structural elements, notably in the seal frit andfrit ring

26

Lead oxide in the glass envelope of black light blue lamps

Expires on 1 June 201127

Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered(designated to operate for several hours at acoustic power
levels of 125 dB SPL and above) loudspeakers

Expired on 24 September 2010

29

Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories
1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council Directive 69/493/EEC (1)30

Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to elec­
trical conductors located directly on the voice coil intransducers used in high-powered loudspeakers with soundpressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more

31

Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescentlamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid crystal displays, design
or industrial lighting)32

Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies
for Argon and Krypton laser tubes

Expires on 1 September 2013

Expired on 1 January 2011

May be used in spare parts for EEE placed on
the market before 24 September 2010

EN

1.7.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

Exemption

33

Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of
100 μm diameter and less in power transformers

34

Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements

36

Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma
displays with a content up to 30 mg per display

37

Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basisof a zinc borate glass body

38

Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used onaluminium bonded beryllium oxide

39

Cadmium in colour converting II-VI LEDs (< 10 μg Cd per
mm2 of light-emitting area) for use in solid state illumi­
nation or display systems(1) OJ L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 36.

L 174/105

Scope and dates of applicability

Expired on 1 July 2010

Expires on 1 July 2014

EN

L 174/106

Official Journal of the European Union

ANNEX IV
Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring andcontrol instruments
Equipment utilising or detecting ionising radiation
1. Lead, cadmium and mercury in detectors for ionising radiation.
2. Lead bearings in X-ray tubes.
3. Lead in electromagnetic radiation amplification devices: micro-channel plate and capillary plate.
4. Lead in glass frit of X-ray tubes and image intensifiers and lead in glass frit binder for assembly of gas lasers and for
vacuum tubes that convert electromagnetic radiation into electrons.
5. Lead in shielding for ionising radiation.
6. Lead in X-ray test objects.
7. Lead stearate X-ray diffraction crystals.
8. Radioactive cadmium isotope source for portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometers.
Sensors, detectors and electrodes
1a. Lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes including glass of pH electrodes.
1b. Lead anodes in electrochemical oxygen sensors.
1c. Lead, cadmium and mercury in infra-red light detectors.
1d. Mercury in reference electrodes: low chloride mercury chloride, mercury sulphate and mercury oxide.
Others
9. Cadmium in helium-cadmium lasers.
10. Lead and cadmium in atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps.
11. Lead in alloys as a superconductor and thermal conductor in MRI.
12. Lead and cadmium in metallic bonds to superconducting materials in MRI and SQUID detectors.
13. Lead in counterweights.
14. Lead in single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers.
15. Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers.
16. Mercury in very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and in high frequency RF switches andrelays in monitoring and control instruments not exceeding 20 mg of mercury per switch or relay.
17. Lead in solders in portable emergency defibrillators.
18. Lead in solders of high performance infrared imaging modules to detect in the range 8-14 μm.
19. Lead in Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays.
20. Cadmium in X-ray measurement filters.

1.7.2011

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

ANNEX V
Applications for granting, renewing and revoking exemptions as referred to in Article 5
Applications for exemptions, renewal of exemptions or, mutatis mutandis, for revoking an exemption may be submitted bya manufacturer, the authorised representative of a manufacturer, or any economic operator in the supply chain and shall
include at least the following:(a) the name, address and contact details of the applicant;(b) information on the material or component and the specific uses of the substance in the material and component for
which an exemption, or its revocation, is requested and its particular characteristics;(c) verifiable and referenced justification for an exemption, or its revocation, in line with the conditions established in
Article 5;(d) an analysis of possible alternative substances, materials or designs on a life-cycle basis, including, when available,
information about independent research, peer-review studies and development activities by the applicant and ananalysis of the availability of such alternatives;(e) information on the possible preparation for reuse or recycling of materials from waste EEE, and on the provisions
relating to the appropriate treatment of waste according to Annex II to Directive 2002/96/EC;(f) other relevant information;(g) the proposed actions to develop, request the development and/or to apply possible alternatives including a timetable
for such actions by the applicant;(h) where appropriate, an indication of the information which should be regarded as proprietary accompanied byverifiable justification;(i) when applying for an exemption, proposal for a precise and clear wording for the exemption;(j) a summary of the application.

L 174/107

L 174/108

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

ANNEX VI
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
1. No … (unique identification of the EEE):
2. Name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative:
3. This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer (or installer):
4. Object of the declaration (identification of EEE allowing traceability. It may include a photograph, where appropriate):
5. The object of the declaration described above is in conformity with Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliamentand of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical andelectronic equipment (*):
6. Where applicable, references to the relevant harmonised standards used or references to the technical specifications inrelation to which conformity is declared:
7. Additional information:
Signed for and on behalf of: .....................................................................................
.......................................................................................
(place and date of issue):(name, function) (signature):(*) OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.

1.7.2011

1.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/109

ANNEX VIIPART A
Repealed Directive with its successive amendments(referred to in Article 26)

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of theCouncil(OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19).

Commission Decision 2005/618/EC(OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 65).

Commission Decision 2005/717/EC(OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 48).

Commission Decision 2005/747/EC(OJ L 280, 25.10.2005, p. 18).

Commission Decision 2006/310/EC(OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 38).

Commission Decision 2006/690/EC(OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47).

Commission Decision 2006/691/EC(OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48).

Commission Decision 2006/692/EC(OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50).

Directive 2008/35/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council(OJ L 81, 20.3.2008, p. 67).

Commission Decision 2008/385/EC(OJ L 136, 24.5.2008, p. 9).

Commission Decision 2009/428/EC(OJ L 139, 5.6.2009, p. 32).

Commission Decision 2009/443/EC(OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 27).

Commission Decision 2010/122/EU(OJ L 49, 26.2.2010, p. 32).

Commission Decision 2010/571/EU(OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 28).

PART B
List of time-limits for transposition into national law(referred to in Article 26)

Deadline for transposition

Directive

2002/95/EC

12 August 2004

2008/35/EC—

EN

L 174/110

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2011

ANNEX VIII
Correlation table
Directive 2002/95/EC

This Directive

Article 1

Article 1

Article 2(1)Article 2(1), 2(2), Annex I

Article 2(2)Article 2(3)Article 2(3)Article 2(4), introductory wording—

Article 2(4)Article 3(a)Article 3(1),(2)Article 3(b)——Article 3(6)-(28)Article 4(1)Article 4(1), Annex II—

Article 4(3)-(4)Article 4(2)Article 4(6)Article 4(3)—Article 5(1), introductory wording

Article 5(1), introductory wording

Article 5(1)(a)Article 4(2)Article 5(1)(b)

Article 5(1)(a), first and third indents—

Article 5(1)(a), second indent
Article 5(1)(a), final paragraphArticle 5(1)(c)

Article 5(1)(b)—

Article 5(2)Article 5(3)-(6)Article 5(2)Article 5(7)—Article 5(8)Article 6

Article 6—

Article 7-18

Article 7

Articles 19-22

Article 8

Article 23

Article 9

Article 25—

Article 26

Article 10

Article 27

Article 11

Article 28—

Annexes I-II

Annex, points 1-39

Annex III, points 1-39—

Annexes IV, V, VI-VIII