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Commission Delegated Directive 2014/72/EU of 13 March 2014 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex            III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders and            termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed circuit boards used in ignition modules            and other electrical and electronic engine control systems (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Delegated Directive 2014/72/EU                     

# of 13 March 2014

# amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament                        and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components                        and finishes of printed circuit boards used in ignition modules and other electrical and electronic engine control systems                     

# (Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to 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,(1) and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.

(2)Ignition modules and other electrical and electronic combustion engine control systems, which have to be mounted close to                              the moving parts of handheld tools and which are indispensable for the operation of the engine, are exposed to high vibrations                              and intense thermal stress. These harsh environmental conditions require the use of lead. Neither the substitution nor the                              elimination of lead in these components is technically practicable.

(3)Manufacturers need additional time to make possible lead-free alternatives technically practicable and to demonstrate reliability.                              The use of lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed circuit                              boards used in ignition modules and other electrical and electronic engine control systems should therefore be exempted from                              the prohibition until 31 December 2018. This is a relatively short transition period which is unlikely to have adverse impacts                              on innovation.

(4)Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

# Article 1U.K.

Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

# Article 2U.K.

1.Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive                        by the last day of the sixth month after entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission                        the text of those provisions.                  

When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a 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.                  

# Article 3U.K.

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

# Article 4U.K.

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2014.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

In Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU the following point 41 is added:

1

OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.