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Commission Delegated Directive 2014/12/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress,            the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders            on printed circuit boards of detectors and data acquisition units for Positron Emission Tomographs which are integrated into            Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Delegated Directive 2014/12/EU                     

# of 18 October 2013

# amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament                        and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders on printed circuit boards of detectors and data acquisition                        units for Positron Emission Tomographs which are integrated into Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment                     

# (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)Strong vibrations occur in Positron Emission Tomographs which are integrated into Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Research has                              shown that lead-free solders that have been investigated for vibration susceptibility are more vulnerable to early failure                              under the severe vibration conditions than bonds made with tin/lead solder. The specific conditions and geometrical restrictions                              of the equipment restrict the applicability of mechanical measures that could eliminate or sufficiently mitigate the effects                              of the intense vibration.

(3)Substitution or elimination of lead is currently scientifically and technically impracticable. A temporary exemption is needed                              to allow manufacturers sufficient time for research to identify suitable lead-free materials and designs.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

# Article 1U.K.

Annex IV 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, 18 October 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

In Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU the following point 32 is added:

Lead in solders on printed circuit boards of detectors and data acquisition units for Positron Emission Tomographs which are                                 integrated into Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment. Expires on 31 December 2019.’                           

1

OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.