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News Briefs:

New EU adds eight new substances to the REACH candidate list June 2010

New California updates Prop 65 chemical list April 2010

New JIG-101 edition 3.0 released March 2010

New IPC issues new 175X family of declaration standards February 2010

EU amends list of ELV exemptions February 2010

CPSIA issues new timeline for testing of children's products December 2009


EU expands scope of its Ecodesign Directives to energy-related products October 2009

China proposes 'the catalog' for RoHS Phase 2 October 2009

China plans expansion of PEANCS (new chemical substances) June 2009

EU recommends first list of substances requiring authorization under REACH April 2009

California approves the Green Chemistry Initiative September 2008

NGO ChemSec releases 'SIN' list (Substitute It Now) September 2008

US adopts CPSIA for lead & phthalates in children's products and for lead paint August 2008

EU Court of Justice ends decaBDE exemption for RoHS April 2008


EU releases draft of proposed RoHS changes (known as RoHS2) 2008

EU considers adding medical devices and monitoring & control instruments to RoHS

EU considers adding new prohibited substances to RoHS

RoHS2 would rely upon standards developed by European standards organizations

EU releases its study on the 'simplification' of RoHS


EU releases its study of the costs and benefits of RoHS


Eight EU Member States are cited for RoHS & WEEE transposition failures

California governor vetoes bill to expand RoHS October 2007

Northeastern US states propose Model Electronic Recycling Act 


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What are the ELV exemptions? 

Directive 2000/53/EC - ELV
Decision 2010/115/EC - Annex II

Exemptions to the ELV directive are granted only if the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium is considered unavoidable. Approved exemptions are listed in Annex II.

The directive requires that Annex II be "amended on a regular basis, according to technical and scientific progress" (commonly referred to as Adaptation to Technical Progress or ATP).  The annex was amended in 2002, 2005, 2008 and February 2010. The most recent amendments made the exemptions for lead in solder more specific.

Current ELV exemptions are listed in the table below:

  Description of Exemption: Scope & Expiration: Label:

LEAD AS AN ALLOYING AGENT

1 Steel for machining purposes
and galvanized steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight
   
2a Aluminum for machining purposes with a lead content up to 2% by weight

Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2005

 
2b Aluminum with a lead content up to 1.5% by weight Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2008  
2c Aluminum with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight  

 

3 Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight    
4a Bearing shells and bushes Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2008  
4b Bearing shells and bushes in engines, transmissions and air conditioning compressors July 1, 2011 (thereafter, spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2011)  

LEAD & LEAD COMPOUNDS IN COMPONENTS

5 Batteries   Yes
6 Vibration dampers   Yes
7a Vulcanizing agents & stabilizers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in chassis applications, and engine mountings Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2005  
7b Vulcanizing agents & stabilizers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in chassis applications, and engine mountings containing up to 0.5% lead by weight Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2006  
7c Bonding agents for elastomers in powertrain applications containing up to 0.5% lead by weight Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2009  
8a Lead in solders to attach electrical and electronic components to electronic circuit boards; lead in finishes on terminations of components (other than electrolyte aluminum capacitors), on component pins and on electronic circuit boards Vehicles type approved before Jan 1, 2016 and spare parts for same Yes
8b Lead in solders in electrical applications other than soldering on electronic circuit boards or on glass Vehicles type approved before Jan 1, 2011 and spare parts for same Yes
8c Lead in finishes on terminals
of electrolyte aluminum capacitors
Vehicles type approved before Jan 1, 2013 and spare parts for same  
8d Lead used in soldering on glass in mass airflow sensors Vehicles type approved before Jan 1, 2015 and spare parts for same  
8e Lead in high melting temperature type solders (lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead) [review in 2014] Yes
8f Lead in compliant pin connector systems [review in 2014] Yes
8g Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages [review in 2014] Yes
8h Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies (chip size at least 1 cm2 of projection area; nominal current density of at least 1 A/mm2 of silicon chip area) [review in 2014] Yes
8i Lead in solders in electrical glazing applications on glass except for
soldering in laminated glazing
Vehicles type approved before Jan 1, 2013 and spare parts for same [review before Jan 2012] Yes
8j Lead in solders for soldering in
laminated glazing
[review in 2014] Yes
9 Valve seats Spare parts for engine types developed before July 1, 2003  
10 Electrical components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic matrix compound (except glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs)   Yes, except engine piezos
11 Pyrotechnic initiators Vehicles type-approved before July 1, 2006 and spare parts for same  

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM

12a Corrosion preventive coatings Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2007  
12b Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before July 1, 2008  
13 Absorption refrigerators in campers    

MERCURY

14a Discharge lamps for headlight application Vehicles type approved before July 1, 2012 and spare parts for same  
14b Fluorescent tubes used in instrument panel displays Vehicles type approved before July 1, 2012 and spare parts for same  

CADMIUM

15 Batteries for electrical vehicles Spare parts for vehicles put on the market before Dec 31, 2008  

This summary is intended to give you an easy-to-understand overview and does not constitute legal advice. The actual standard in the original language should be reviewed and used for all business, legal, and product compliance purposes.

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