RoHS Annex III exemption 6(b)-I: Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight, provided it stems from...

Scope (official wording)

Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight, provided it stems from lead-bearing aluminium scrap recycling (4)

Dates of applicability (official wording)

Expires on 11 december 2026 for categories 1-7, 10.

Expires on 30 June 2027 for categories 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments, and 11.

Footnotes of the annex that this entry refers to

(4) The exemption shall not cover EEE for supply to the general public where the EEE or accessible part thereof may, during normal or foreseeable conditions of use, be placed in the mouth by children. However, the exemption shall apply where the following can be both demonstrated: - the rate of lead release from such an EEE or any accessible part, whether coated or uncoated, does not exceed 0,05 μg/cm2 per hour (equivalent to 0,05 μg/g/h), - for coated articles, that the coating is sufficient to ensure that this release rate is not exceeded for a period of at least two years of normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use of the EEE. For the purpose of this footnote, it is considered that an EEE or accessible part of an EEE may be placed in the mouth by children if it is smaller than 5 cm in one dimension or has a detachable or protruding part of that size.

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.

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Neighbouring entries in Annex III

• Annex III 6(a)-I: Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes containing up to...
• Annex III 6(a)-II: Lead as an alloying element in batch hot-dip galvanised steel components...
• Annex III 6(b): Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight
• Annex III 6(b)-II: Lead as an alloying element in aluminium for machining purposes with a lead...
• Annex III 6(b)-III: Lead as an alloying element in aluminium casting alloys containing up to 0,3...
• Annex III 6(c): Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight (4)

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