RoHS Annex IV exemption 26: Lead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below - 20 °C under normal...
Annex IV 26 covers: Lead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below - 20 °C under normal operating... The annex states an expiry date of 30 June 2021, now past. Article 5(5): an exemption stays valid until a decision on a renewal application.
- Annex
- Annex IV: Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments
- Entry
- 26
- Section of the annex
- Others
- Expiry in the annex
- Expiry date stated in the annex: 30 June 2021 (before 5 November 2026; see the renewal note below)
- Version
- Consolidated version of 1 July 2026
- Official source
- Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), consolidated text
Entry (official wording)
Lead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below - 20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions:
(a) solders on printed circuit boards;
(b) termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and coatings of printed circuit boards;
(c) solders for connecting wires and cables;
(d) solders connecting transducers and sensors.
Lead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in devices which are designed to be used periodically at temperatures below - 150 °C.
These exemptions expire on 30 June 2021.
Date wording in the entry
These exemptions expire on 30 June 2021.
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 IV
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- Annex IV 24: Lead enabling vacuum tight connections between aluminium and steel in X-ray...
- Annex IV 25: Lead in the surface coatings of pin connector systems requiring nonmagnetic...
- Annex IV 27: Lead in - solders, - termination coatings of electrical and electronic...
- Annex IV 28: Lead in solders for mounting cadmium telluride and cadmium zinc telluride...
- Annex IV 29: Lead in alloys, as a superconductor or thermal conductor, used in...
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