11 new exemptions under RoHS Directive being consulted

EU Commission has asked Oko-Institute to evaluate exemption requests in Annex III and Annex IV under RoHS directive 2011/65/EU. This stakeholder consultation runs for ten weeks from 26.06.2012 to 04.09.2012 and covers eleven exemption requests. The 11 exemption is showed in the following:

1. "Hexavalent chromium in alkali dispensers for in-situ production of photocathodes"

2. "Reuse of parts [containing lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium] from medical devices including X-ray tube components in new X-ray tube assemblies"

3. "Lead in solders for Positron Emission Tomography detectors and data acquisition units installed in Magnetic Resonance Imaging equipment"

4. "Lead in solders used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb portable and mobile medical equipment"

5. "Decorative ceramic lamp bases or other ceramic components of luminaires containing lead and/or cadmium in the glaze/colouring"

6. "Decorative lamp shades and bases (luminaires) containing lead in the solder used to join/coat the copper foil mounting strips for the glass/shell/other material used in tiffany (like stained glass windows), capiz shell and similar products"

7. "3,5 mg mercury per lamp in single capped compact fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime > 15 000 hrs ("long-life")"  

8. "Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes"

9. "Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps for luminous sign for advertising or decorative purposes"

10. "Lead in micro-channel plate for medical devices and monitoring and control instruments"

11. "Lead as an activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps when used as photophoresis lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb)"