2008/385/EC: Commission Decision of 24 January 2008 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 and cadmium (notified under document number C(2008) 268) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cadmium, dangerous substance, derogation from EU law, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, lead, public health

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DECISIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2008

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 and
cadmium

(notified under document number C(2008) 268)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/385/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

not yet feasible. Mercury-free flat panel
lamps without
lead are not available yet and no feasible substitutes for
lead oxide are available for argon and krypton laser
tubes.

Having regard to 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 elec-
particular
electronic
trical
Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

equipment (1),

and

and

in

Whereas:

Directive 2002/95/EC requires
evaluate
pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.

hazardous

certain

the Commission to
prohibited

substances

(1)

(2)

(3)

Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

(4)

Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the
Commission has consulted the relevant parties.

(5)

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of
the
European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Certain materials and components containing lead and
cadmium should be exempted from the prohibition,
since the use of these hazardous substances in those
specific materials and components is still unavoidable.
The substitution for cadmium alloys in transducers is

Article 1

The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in
the Annex to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 19. Directive as

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

(2) OJ L 114, 27.4.2006, p. 9.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2008.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS
Member of the Commission

In the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC, the following points 30, 31 and 32 are added:

ANNEX

‘30. Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors located directly on the voice coil
in transducers used in high-powered loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more.

31. Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (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.’