RoHS Annex III exemption 31: Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid...
Annex III 31 covers: Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting). The annex entry states no expiry date.
- Annex
- Annex III: Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1)
- Entry
- 31
- Expiry in the annex
- No expiry date stated in the annex entry
- Version
- Consolidated version of 1 July 2026
- Official source
- Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), consolidated text
Scope (official wording)
Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting)
Dates of applicability (official wording)
The annex states no date for this entry.
Validity and renewal
Article 5(5) of the directive: "An application for renewal of an exemption shall be made no later than 18 months before the exemption expires. The existing exemption shall remain valid until a decision on the renewal application is taken by the Commission." This site does not show whether a renewal application for this entry is pending or decided.
Article 5 of the directive sets validity periods and the renewal procedure for exemptions in Annexes III and IV. Its wording is quoted on the Sources and method page. This page repeats only what the annex says about this entry.
Neighbouring entries in Annex III
- Annex III 27: Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered (designated to...
- Annex III 29: Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4)...
- Annex III 30: Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical...
- Annex III 32: Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and...
- Annex III 33: Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter...
- Annex III 34: Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements
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