RoHS Annex IV exemption 33: Lead in solders on populated printed circuit boards used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb mobile...
Annex IV 33 covers: Lead in solders on populated printed circuit boards used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb mobile medical devices other than portable emergency defibrillators. Dates: Expires on 30 June 2016 for class IIa and on 31 December 2020 for class IIb.
- Annex
- Annex IV: Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments
- Entry
- 33
- Section of the annex
- Others
- Expiry in the annex
- Several dates stated: 30 June 2016, 31 December 2020
- Version
- Consolidated version of 1 July 2026
- Official source
- Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), consolidated text
Entry (official wording)
Lead in solders on populated printed circuit boards used in Directive 93/42/EEC class IIa and IIb mobile medical devices other than portable emergency defibrillators. Expires on 30 June 2016 for class IIa and on 31 December 2020 for class IIb.
Date wording in the entry
Expires on 30 June 2016 for class IIa and on 31 December 2020 for class IIb.
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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