Commission Delegated Directive 2014/9/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 and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors  Text with EEA relevance

9.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/61
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/9/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 and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors
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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 and of cadmium in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2) The existing exemption No 12 only covers MRI and SQUID detectors but an exemption is needed also for sub-category 9 industrial applications.
(3) The substitution or elimination of lead and cadmium is currently not possible in MRI, SQUID, NMR and FTMS detectors.
(4) Time is required for reliability testing and qualification of alternative solutions.
(5) Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,