RoHS Annex IV exemption 31a: Lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered...
Annex IV 31a covers: Lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices... The annex states several dates by equipment category or case; all are listed below.
- Annex
- Annex IV: Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments
- Entry
- 31a
- Section of the annex
- Others
- Expiry in the annex
- Several dates stated: 21 July 2021, 21 July 2023, 21 July 2024
- Version
- Consolidated version of 1 July 2026
- Official source
- Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), consolidated text
Entry (official wording)
Lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in spare parts recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices, or electron microscopes and their accessories, provided that the reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems and that each reuse of parts is notified to the customer.
Expires on:
(a) 21 July 2021 for the use in medical devices other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices;
(b) 21 July 2023 for the use in in vitro diagnostic medical devices;
(c) 21 July 2024 for the use in electron microscopes and their accessories.
Date wording in the entry
Expires on:
(a) 21 July 2021 for the use in medical devices other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices;
(b) 21 July 2023 for the use in in vitro diagnostic medical devices;
(c) 21 July 2024 for the use in electron microscopes and their accessories.
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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