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Exemptions are reviewed periodically in a process know as adaptation to
technical progress (ATP) to see if the exemption is still warranted. A
summary of the changes made after the last ATP review follows. |
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Exemption # 1 for lead in galvanized steel
was split into two parts, with 1(b) expiring in 2016 (previous wording in green): |
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1 |
Steel for
machining purposes and galvanized steel containing up to 0.35%
lead by weight |
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1a |
Steel for machining purposes
and batch hot dip galvanized steel components containing up to
0.35% lead by weight |
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1b |
Continuously galvanized steel sheet
containing up to 0.35% lead by weight |
Vehicles type
approved before Jan 1, 2016 and spare parts for same |
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Exemption # 6 for lead in vibration dampers
will now expire in 2016 (wording of exemption did not change
otherwise): |
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6 |
Vibration
dampers |
Vehicles type
approved before Jan 1, 2016 and spare parts for same |
Yes |
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Exemption # 10 for lead in glass or
ceramics was split into four parts, with
10(d) to be reviewed in 2014 and 10(c) expiring in 2016 (previous
wording in green): |
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10 |
Electrical
components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic matrix
compound (except glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs) |
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Yes, except
engine piezos |
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10a |
Electrical
and electronic components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic matrix
compound, in a glass-ceramic material, or in a glass-ceramic
matrix compound (except glass in bulbs; glaze of spark plugs; dielectric ceramic materials of components in 10b, 10c,10d) |
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Yes, except
engine piezos |
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10b |
Lead in PZT
based dielectric ceramic materials
of capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete
semiconductors |
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10c |
Lead in
dielectric ceramic materials of
capacitors with a rated voltage of less than 125V AC or 250V DC |
Vehicles type
approved before Jan 1, 2016 and spare parts for same |
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10d |
Lead in the
dielectric ceramic materials of
capacitors compensating the temperature-related deviations of
sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems |
[review in
2014] |
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Exemption # 12 for lead in thermoelectric
materials is a new exemption which expires in 2019
(labeling is also required): |
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12 |
Lead-containing
thermoelectric materials in automotive
electrical applications to reduce CO2 emissions by
recuperation of exhaust heat |
Vehicles
type-approved before Jan 1, 2019 and spare parts for same |
Yes |
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Exemption # 14 for hexavalent chromium in
absorption refrigerators was revised significantly and
renumbered, with labeling now required (previous wording in
green): |
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13 |
Absorption
refrigerators in motor caravans |
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14 |
As an anti-corrosion agent of the
carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in
motor-caravans up to 0.75 weigh -% in the cooling solution
except where the use of other cooling technologies is
practicable (i.e. available on the market) and does not lead to
negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts |
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Yes |
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Exemptions #
15(a) and 15(b) for mercury in lamps
now require labeling (wording of exemption did not change
otherwise): |
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15a |
Discharge lamps for
headlight application |
Vehicles type
approved before July 1, 2012 and spare parts for same |
Yes |
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15b |
Fluorescent tubes used in
instrument panel displays |
Vehicles type
approved before July 1, 2012 and spare parts for same |
Yes |
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Exemptions # 2(c), 3 and 5
for lead were scheduled for ATP review in 2015 (wording
of exemption did not change otherwise): |
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2c |
Aluminum with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight |
[review in
2015] |
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3 |
Copper alloy containing up
to 4% lead by weight |
[review in
2015] |
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5 |
Batteries |
[review in
2015] |
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