RoHS Annex IV exemption 15: Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers
Annex IV 15 covers: Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers. The annex entry states no expiry date.
- Annex
- Annex IV: Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments
- Entry
- 15
- Section of the annex
- Others
- 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
Entry (official wording)
Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers.
Date wording in the entry
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.
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