From the TAC committee minutes of 15-February, available here:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/sustainability/weee/TAC_15Feb06.pdf
2. Vote on proposals for new exemptions
The Commission had circulated proposals for six new exemptions and these
were discussed at length. In the light of these discussions, the
Commission decided to withdraw one of the six proposals and asked Member
States to vote on the remaining five. This vote was carried under the
Qualified Majority Voting system.
DG Environment will now clear the TAC vote with colleagues in other
parts of the Commission before final adoption and publication in the
Official Journal.
Subject to a successful conclusion of that process, the adopted changes
for the Annex will be: -
16. Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes.
17. Lead halide as radiant agent in High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps
used for professional reprography applications.
18. Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1% lead by weight or
less) of discharge lamps when used as sun tanning lamps containing
phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb) as well as when used as specialty
lamps for diazo-printing reprography, lithography, insect traps,
photochemical and curing processes containing phosphors such as SMS
((Sr,Ba)2MgSi2O7:Pb).
19. Lead with PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg in specific compositions as main
amalgam and with PbSn-Hg as auxiliary amalgam in very compact Energy
Saving Lamps (ESL).
20. Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear substrates of
flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD).
Once these are made official the UK will update the UK RoHS Regulations
accordingly.
David K. Bell
Senior Compliance Engineer
Boston Acoustics Inc.
300 Jubilee Drive
Peabody, MA 01960-4030
Tel: 978-538-5177 Fax: 978-538-6226
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From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cheryl Johnson
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Subject: Re: WTO TBT Notification for 5 more RoHS Exemptions
I've read through this and still can't find what those 5 exemptions are.
Can anyone summarize this in layman terms?
Thank you in advance...
Sincerely,
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-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David Bell
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:12 AM
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Subject: [LF] WTO TBT Notification for 5 more RoHS Exemptions
The EC has issued a WTO (World Trade Organization) TBT (Technical
Barriers to Trade) Notification for the additional 5 RoHS exemptions
voted on at the 15-February TAC meeting:
European Communities Notification: EEC/103
1. Date issued: 3/27/2006
2. Agency Responsible: European Commission (EC)
3. National Inquiry Point: European Communities (EC) TBT Enquiry Point
4. Notified under Article: 2.9.2
5. Products covered: Lead
6. ICS Codes: 29.020, 29.100, 29.120, 31.020, 31.220
7. Title: Draft Commission Decision amending, for the purposes of
adapting to the technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for
applications of lead
8. Description of content: Addition of 5 exemptions in the Annex to
Directive 2002/95/EC relating to lead applications.
9. Objective and rationale: Amendment done pursuant to Article 5(1) (b)
of Directive 2002/95/EC. Urgency due to the entry into force of the
substance ban on 1 July 2006
10. Relevant documents: - 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 electrical and electronic
equipment as amended by:
Commission Decision 2005/747/EC of 21 October 2005 amending for the
purposes of adapting to technical progress the Annex to Directive
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment
Commission Decision 2005/717/EC of 13 October 2005 amending for the
purposes of adapting to technical progress the Annex to Directive
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment.
Commission Decision 2005/618/EC of 18 August 2005 amending Directive
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for the purpose
of establishing the maximum concentration values for certain hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
- Draft Commission Decision 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.
11. Proposed date of adoption: 4/1/2006
12. Proposed date of entry into force: 7/1/2006
13. Final date for comments: 4/27/2006
David K. Bell
Senior Compliance Engineer
Boston Acoustics Inc.
300 Jubilee Drive
Peabody, MA 01960-4030
Tel: 978-538-5177 Fax: 978-538-6226
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