B 1261
L.N. 185 of 2020
PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
(CAP. 427)
Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and 
Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 38 and 39 of
the Product Safety Act, the Minister for Tourism and Consumer
Protection on the advice of the Director General (Technical
Regulations), has made the following regulations:-
Title and 
commencement.
S.L. 427.57.1.(1) The title of these regulations is the Restriction of Use
of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(Amendment) Regulations, 2020, and these regulations shall be read
and construed as one with the Restriction of Use of Hazardous
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". 
(2) Regulations 3 and 4 shall apply from 1st May 2020.
Scope and 
applicability.2.(1) The scope of these regulations is to implement the
following European Union legislation:
(a) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/1845 of
8 August 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in certain
rubber components used in engine systems; and 
(b) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/1846 of
8 August 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and 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 used in certain combustion
engines.
(2) These regulations shall apply to equipment falling within
the scope of the principal regulations.
Amends 
Schedule III to 
the principal 
regulations.3.In Schedule III to the principal regulations, immediatelySuppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 20,400, 5 ta’ Mejju, 2020
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after item 42 thereof, there shall be added the following new items:
(***) Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
September 2016 on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant emission limits
and type-approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery, amending
Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) No 167/2013, and amending and repealing
Directive 97/68/EC (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 53). "."43Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in rubber
components in engine systems, designed
for use in equipment that is not intended
solely for consumer use and provided
that no plasticised material comes into
contact with human mucous membranes
or into prolonged contact with human
skin and the concentration value of bis(2-
ethylhexyl) phthalate does not exceed:
(a)30% by weight of the rubber for
(i)gasket coatings;
(ii)solid-rubber gaskets; or
(iii)rubber components included
in assemblies of at least three
components using electrical,
mechanical or hydraulic
energy to do work, and
attached to the engine.
(b)10% by weight of the rubber for
rubber-containing components
not referred to in point (a).
For the purposes of this entry, "prolonged
contact with human skin " means
continuous contact of more than 10
minutes duration or intermittent contact
over a period of 30 minutes, per dayApplies to category 11
and expires on 21 July
2024.
44 Lead in solder of sensors, actuators, and
engine control units of combustion
engines within the scope of Regulation
(EU) 2016/1628 of the European
Parliament and of the Council***,
installed in equipment used at fixed
positions while in operation which is
designed for professionals, but also used
by non-professional usersApplies to category 11
and expires on 21 July
2024.
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Amends 
Schedule VIII to 
the principal 
regulations.4.The following items shall be appended to the list in
Schedule VIII to the principal regulations:
-Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/1845 of
8 August 2019 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in certain
rubber components used in engine systems.
-Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/1846 of
8 August 2019  amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and 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 used in certain combustion
engines.
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