Annex III: applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1)

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RoHS Annex III 1(a) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 1(b) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 1(c) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 1(d) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 1(e) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 1(f)-I Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For lamps designed to...
RoHS Annex III 1(f)-II Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For special purposes: 5 mg
RoHS Annex III 1(g) Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per burner): For general lighting...
RoHS Annex III 2(a)(1) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp)...
RoHS Annex III 2(a)(2) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp)...
RoHS Annex III 2(a)(3) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp)...
RoHS Annex III 2(a)(4) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp)...
RoHS Annex III 2(a)(5) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per lamp)...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(1) Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Linear halophosphate lamps with tube > 28 mm...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(2) Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Non-linear halophosphate lamps (all...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(3) Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(4)-I Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Lamps for other general lighting and special...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(4)-II Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Lamps emitting mainly light in the...
RoHS Annex III 2(b)(4)-III Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Emergency lamps: 15 mg
RoHS Annex III 3(a) Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for...
RoHS Annex III 3(b) Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for...
RoHS Annex III 3(c) Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for...
RoHS Annex III 4(a) Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps (per lamp): 15 mg
RoHS Annex III 4(a)-I Mercury in low pressure non-phosphor coated discharge lamps, where the application requires the main range...
RoHS Annex III 4(b) Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in...
RoHS Annex III 4(b)-I Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in...
RoHS Annex III 4(b)-II Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in...
RoHS Annex III 4(b)-III Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per burner) in...
RoHS Annex III 4(c)-I Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per...
RoHS Annex III 4(c)-II Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per...
RoHS Annex III 4(c)-III Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per...
RoHS Annex III 4(d) Mercury in High Pressure Mercury (vapour) lamps (HPMV)
RoHS Annex III 4(e) Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH)
RoHS Annex III 4(f)-I Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in this Annex
RoHS Annex III 4(f)-II Mercury in high pressure mercury vapour lamps used in projectors where an output ≥ 2000 lumen ANSI is required
RoHS Annex III 4(f)-III Mercury in high pressure sodium vapour lamps used for horticulture lighting
RoHS Annex III 4(f)-IV Mercury in lamps emitting light in the ultraviolet spectrum
RoHS Annex III 4(g) Mercury in hand crafted luminous discharge tubes used for signs, decorative or architectural and...
RoHS Annex III 5(a) Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes
RoHS Annex III 5(b) Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0,2 % by weight
RoHS Annex III 6(a) Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes and in galvanised steel containing up to 0,35...
RoHS Annex III 6(a)-I Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight (4)
RoHS Annex III 6(a)-II Lead as an alloying element in batch hot-dip galvanised steel components containing up to 0,2 % lead by...
RoHS Annex III 6(b) Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight
RoHS Annex III 6(b)-I Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight, provided it stems from...
RoHS Annex III 6(b)-II Lead as an alloying element in aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight (4)
RoHS Annex III 6(b)-III Lead as an alloying element in aluminium casting alloys containing up to 0,3 % lead by weight provided it...
RoHS Annex III 6(c) Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight (4)
RoHS Annex III 7(a) Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more lead)
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-I Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-II Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-III Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-IV Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-V Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-VI Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(a)-VII Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85 % by weight or more...
RoHS Annex III 7(b) Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for...
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-I Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other than dielectric ceramic...
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-II Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-III Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-IV Lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors which are part of integrated circuits or...
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-V Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or glass matrix compound that fulfils any...
RoHS Annex III 7(c)-VI Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a ceramic that fulfils any of the following...
RoHS Annex III 8(a) Cadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet type thermal cut-offs
RoHS Annex III 8(b) Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts
RoHS Annex III 8(b)-I Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts used in: - circuit breakers, - thermal sensing controls...
RoHS Annex III 9 Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption...
RoHS Annex III 9(a)-I Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of...
RoHS Annex III 9(a)-II Up to 0,75 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the cooling solution of...
RoHS Annex III 9(a)-III Up to 0,7 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the working fluid of the...
RoHS Annex III 9(b) Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing compressors for heating, ventilation, air...
RoHS Annex III 9(b)-(I) Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing hermetic scroll compressors with a stated...
RoHS Annex III 11(a) Lead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems
RoHS Annex III 11(b) Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems
RoHS Annex III 12 Lead as a coating material for the thermal conduction module C-ring
RoHS Annex III 13(a) Lead in white glasses used for optical applications
RoHS Annex III 13(b) Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards
RoHS Annex III 13(b)-(I) Lead in ion coloured optical filter glass types
RoHS Annex III 13(b)-(II) Cadmium in striking optical filter glass types; excluding applications falling under point 39 of this Annex
RoHS Annex III 13(b)-(III) Cadmium and lead in glazes used for reflectance standards
RoHS Annex III 14 Lead in solders consisting of more than two elements for the connection between the pins and the package...
RoHS Annex III 15 Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within...
RoHS Annex III 15(a) Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between the semiconductor die and carrier...
RoHS Annex III 16 Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes
RoHS Annex III 17 Lead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps used for professional reprography...
RoHS Annex III 18(a) Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as...
RoHS Annex III 18(b) Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as...
RoHS Annex III 18(b)-I Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps containing...
RoHS Annex III 19 Lead with PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg in specific compositions as main amalgam and with PbSn-Hg as auxiliary...
RoHS Annex III 20 Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear substrates of flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid...
RoHS Annex III 21 Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda...
RoHS Annex III 21(a) Cadmium when used in colour printed glass to provide filtering functions, used as a component in lighting...
RoHS Annex III 21(b) Cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses
RoHS Annex III 21(c) Lead in printing inks for the application of enamels on other than borosilicate glasses
RoHS Annex III 23 Lead in finishes of fine pitch components other than connectors with a pitch of 0,65 mm and less
RoHS Annex III 24 Lead in solders for the soldering to machined through hole discoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer...
RoHS Annex III 25 Lead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays (SED) used in structural elements, notably in...
RoHS Annex III 26 Lead oxide in the glass envelope of black light blue lamps
RoHS Annex III 27 Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered (designated to operate for several hours at...
RoHS Annex III 29 Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council Directive...
RoHS Annex III 30 Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors located directly on the...
RoHS Annex III 31 Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g. are used for liquid...
RoHS Annex III 32 Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton laser tubes
RoHS Annex III 33 Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter and less in power transformers
RoHS Annex III 34 Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements
RoHS Annex III 36 Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma displays with a content up to 30 mg per display
RoHS Annex III 37 Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate glass body
RoHS Annex III 38 Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium bonded beryllium oxide
RoHS Annex III 39(a) Cadmium selenide in downshifting cadmium-based semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots for use in display...
RoHS Annex III 39(b) Cadmium in downshifting semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots directly deposited on LED semiconductor...
RoHS Annex III 40 Cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment
RoHS Annex III 41 Lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed...
RoHS Annex III 42 Lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuel powered internal combustion engines applied in...
RoHS Annex III 43 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in rubber components in engine systems, designed for use in equipment that is...
RoHS Annex III 44 Lead in solder of sensors, actuators, and engine control units of combustion engines within the scope of...
RoHS Annex III 45 Lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange lead (lead tetroxide), lead dioxide in electric and...
RoHS Annex III 46 Cadmium and lead in plastic profiles containing mixtures produced from polyvinyl chloride waste...

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