Hello Phil, as Mike says on July 2011 the EU issued a new Directive 2011/65/EU RoHS recast or RoHS II (or RoHS 2 if you prefer). About your question, pls, read Annex III and Annex IV of RoHS II. You will find all the Application exempted and related expiration dates, read with attention then you'll find helpful explanations http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:174:0088:011 0:en:PDF Best Regards Gabriele -----Messaggio originale----- Da: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Per conto di Mike Fenner Inviato: marted́ 29 gennaio 2013 20.56 A: [log in to unmask] Oggetto: Re: [TN] need chapter and verse regarding exemption for lead as x-ray shielding Well I am out of date, but seemingly not THAT out of date, In 2011 there was a new EU Directive 2011/65/EU on this enforceable from 2014. Google it for a definitive text. I did and also found a handy summary http://www.mddionline.com/article/overcome-challenges-posed-rohs-recast This is a little more accessible, but I haven't checked its accuracy. Mike -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nutting, Phil Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] need chapter and verse regarding exemption for lead as x-ray shielding Hi guys, I have an agency inspector asking about lead x-ray shielding and lead oxide as used in litharge materials for x-ray shielding. I know this is exempted from the RoHS directive, but am at a loss as to where to find the statement. Do we need a waiver? The end customer has not requested the unit be RoHS compliant as the equipment is exempt as it is for x-ray baggage scanning. Can anybody point me to a document or URL? Thanks in advance, Phil Nutting | Development Engineer | Kaiser Systems - now part of Excelitas Technologies Corp. Office: 978-922-9300 x1310 126 Sohier Rd., Beverly, MA 01915 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.excelitas.com<http://www.excelitas.com> [Excelitas R_emailsig] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ________________________________ This email message and any attachments are confidential and proprietary to Excelitas Technologies Corp. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please inform the sender by replying to this email or sending a message to the sender and destroy the message and any attachments. Thank you. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________