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RoHS is the commonly known term referring to both the original RoHS Directive and the RoHS Recast
Directive , which replaced the original RoHS as of January 1 2013. You will also see RoHS II referred to as
the RoHS Recast. The RoHS recast contains the same principal restrictions as the previous RoHS Directive
but has an increase in requirements compared to the previous RoHS directive.
ROHS EXEMPTION LIST WITH EXPIRATIONS

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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
1a
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For general lighting purposes < 30 W: 2,5mg shall be used per burner
after 31 December 2012
21-Jul-16
1b
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W: 3,5mg may be used
per burner after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
1c
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape
and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm: 7 mg may be used per burner after 31 December
2011
21-Jul-16
1d
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W: 15 mg
21-Jul-16
1e
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape
and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm
21-Jul-16
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ANNEX III - APPLICATIONS EXEMPTED FROM THE
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
1f
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per
burner): For special purposes: 5 mg
21-Jul-16
2a1
Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per lamp): Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube
diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2):4 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
2a2
Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per lamp): Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube
diameter ≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 3 mg may be used per lamp after 31
December 2011
21-Jul-16
2a3
Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per lamp): Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube
diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 3,5 mg may be used per lamp after 31
December 2011
21-Jul-16
2a4
Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes not
exceeding (per lamp): Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter
> 28 mm (e.g. T12):3,5 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2012
21-Jul-16
2a5
Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per lamp): Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25 000h): 5 mg
may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
2b1 "Linear halophosphate lamps with tube > 28 mm (T10 and T12): 13-Apr-12
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
2b2 10 mg per lamp" 13-Apr-16
2b3
Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Non-linear
halophosphate lamps (all diameters): 15 mg
21-Jul-16
2b4
Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Non-linear tri-band
phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9): 15 mg may be used
per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
3a
Mercury in other fluorescent lamps not exceeding (per lamp): Lamps for other
general lighting and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps): 15 mg may be used
per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
3b
Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent
lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes not exceeding (per lamp): Short
length (≤ 500 mm). 3,5 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
3c
Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent
lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes not exceeding (per lamp): Medium
length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm). 5 mg may be used per lamp after 31
December 2011
21-Jul-16
4a
Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent
lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes not exceeding (per lamp): Long
length (> 1 500 mm). 13 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
4bI
Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps (per lamp). 15 mg may be used
per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4bII
Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra >
60: P ≤ 155 W. 30 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4bIII
Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra >
60: 155 W < P ≤ 405 W. 40 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4cI
Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes
not exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra >
60: P > 405 W. 40 mg may be used per lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4cII
Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting
purposes not exceeding (per burner): P ≤ 155 W. 25 mg may be used per lamp
after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4cIII
Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting
purposes not exceeding (per burner): 155 W < P ≤ 405 W. 30 mg may be used per
lamp after 31 December 2011
21-Jul-16
4d
Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting
purposes not exceeding (per burner): P > 405 W. 40 mg may be used per lamp
after 31 December 2011
13-Apr-15
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
4e Mercury in High Pressure Mercury (vapour) lamps (HPMV) 21-Jul-16
4f Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH) 21-Jul-16
5a
Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned
in this Annex
21-Jul-16
5b Lead in glass of cathode ray tube 21-Jul-16
6a Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0,2 % by weight 21-Jul-16
6b
Lead as an alloying element in steel for machining purposes and in galvanised
steel containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight
21-Jul-16
6c Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight 21-Jul-16
7a Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight 21-Jul-16
7b
Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing
85 % by weight or more lead)
21-Jul-16
7cI
Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network
infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission, and network
management for telecommunications
21-Jul-16
7cII
Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other
than dielectric ceramic in capacitors, e.g. piezoelectronic devices, or in a glass
or ceramic matrix compound
21-Jul-16
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
7cIII
Lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC
or 250 V DC.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January
2013.]
01-Jan-13
7cIV
Lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors which are part of
integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors.
21-Jul-16
8a
Cadmium and its compounds in one shot pellet type thermal cut-off.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January
2012.]
01-Jan-12
8b Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contact 21-Jul-16
9
Hexavalent chromium as an anticorrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling
system in absorption refrigerators up to 0,75 % by weight in the cooling solution
21-Jul-16
9b
Lead in bearing shells and bushes for refrigerant-containing compressors for
heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) applications
21-Jul-16
11a
“Lead used in C-press compliant pin connector systems.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24
September 2010.]”
24-Sep-10
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
11b
“Lead used in other than C-press compliant pin connector systems.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 January
2013.]”
01-Jan-13
12
“Lead as a coating material for the thermal conduction module C-ring.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24
September 2010.]”
24-Sep-10
13a Lead in white glasses used for optical applications 21-Jul-16
13b Cadmium and lead in filter glasses and glasses used for reflectance standards 21-Jul-16
14
“Lead in solders consisting of more than two elements for the connection
between the pins and the package of microprocessors
with a lead content of
more than 80 % and less than 85 % by weight.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 1 Jan
2011.]”
01-Jan-11
15
Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor
die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages
21-Jul-16
16 Lead in linear incandescent lamps with silicate coated tubes. 01-Sep-13
17
Lead halide as radiant agent in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps used for
professional reprography applications
21-Jul-16
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
18a
LEAD as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of
discharge lamps when used as specialty lamps for diazoprinting reprography,
lithography, insect traps, photochemical and curing processes containing
phosphors such as SMS.
01-Jan-11
18b
Lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1 % lead by weight or less) of
discharge lamps when used as sun tanning lamps containing phosphors such
as BSP (BaSi2O5:Pb)
21-Jul-16
19
LEAD with PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg in specific compositions as main amalgam
and with PbSn-Hg as auxiliary amalgam in very compact energy saving lamps
(ESL).
01-Jun-11
20
LEAD oxide in glass used for bonding front & rear substrates of flat fluorescent
lamps used for liquid crystal displays (LCD).
01-Jun-11
21
Lead and cadmium in printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses,
such as borosilicate and soda lime glasses
21-Jul-16
23
“Lead in finishes of fine pitch components other than connectors with a pitch of
0,65 mm and less.
[May only be used in spare parts for EEE placed on the market before 24
September 2010.]”
24-Sep-10
24
Lead in solders for the soldering to machined through hole discoidal and planar
array ceramic multilayer capacitors
21-Jul-16
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
25
Lead oxide in surface conduction electron emitter displays (SED) used in
structural elements, notably in the seal frit and frit ring
21-Jul-16
26 Lead oxide in the glass envelope of black light blue lamps 01-Jun-11
27
Lead alloys as solder for transducers used in high-powered loudspeakers
designated to operate for several hours at acoustic power levels of 125 dB SPL
and above.
24-Sep-10
29
Lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Annex I (Categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of
Council Directive 69/493/EEC (1)
21-Jul-16
30
Cadmium alloys as electrical/mechanical solder joints to electrical conductors
located directly on the voice coil intransducers used in high-powered
loudspeakers with sound pressure levels of 100 dB (A) and more
21-Jul-16
31
Lead in soldering materials in mercury free flat fluorescent lamps (which, e.g.
are used for liquid crystal displays, design or industrial lighting)
21-Jul-16
32
Lead oxide in seal frit used for making window assemblies for Argon and Krypton
laser tubes
21-Jul-16
33
Lead in solders for the soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter and
less in power transformer
21-Jul-16
34 Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements 21-Jul-16
36
Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma displays with a
content up to 30 mg per display.
01-Jul-10
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
37
Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of a zinc borate
glass body
21-Jul-16
38
Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminium bonded
beryllium oxide
21-Jul-16
39
Cadmium in colour converting II-VI LEDs (< 10 μg Cd per mm2 of light-emitting
area) for use in solid state illumination
or display systems. Expires on 1 July
2014
21-Jul-16
40
Cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional
audio equipment.
31-Dec-13
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
1 Lead, cadmium and mercury in detectors for ionising radiation 21-Jul-18
1a Lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes including glass of pH electrodes. 21-Jul-18
1b Lead anodes in electrochemical oxygen sensors. 21-Jul-18
1c Lead, cadmium and mercury in infra-red light detectors. 21-Jul-18
1d
Mercury in reference electrodes: low chloride mercury chloride, mercury sulphate
and mercury oxide.
21-Jul-18
2 Lead bearings in X-ray tubes. 21-Jul-18
3
Lead in electromagnetic radiation amplification devices: micro-channel plate
and capillary plate.
21-Jul-18
4
Lead in glass frit of X-ray tubes and image intensifiers and lead in glass frit binder
for assembly of gas lasers and for vacuum tubes that convert electromagnetic
radiation into electrons.
21-Jul-18
5 Lead in shielding for ionising radiation. 21-Jul-18
ANNEX IV - APPLICATIONS EXEMPTED FROM THE RESTRICTION IN
ARTICLE 4(1) SPECIFIC TO MEDICAL DEVICES AND MONITORING
AND CONTROL INSTRUMENTS
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
6 Lead in X-ray test objects. 21-Jul-18
7 Lead stearate X-ray diffraction crystals. 21-Jul-18
8
Radioactive cadmium isotope source for portable X-ray fluorescence
spectrometers.
21-Jul-18
9 Cadmium in helium-cadmium lasers. 21-Jul-18
10 Lead and cadmium in atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps. 21-Jul-18
11 Lead in alloys as a superconductor and thermal conductor in MRI. 21-Jul-18
12
Lead and cadmium in metallic bonds to superconducting materials in MRI and
SQUID detectors.
21-Jul-18
13 Lead in counterweights. 21-Jul-18
14 Lead in single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers. 21-Jul-18
15 Lead in solders for bonding to ultrasonic transducers. 21-Jul-18
16
Mercury in very high accuracy capacitance and loss measurement bridges and
in high frequency RF switches and relays in monitoring and control instruments
not exceeding 20 mg of mercury per switch or relay.
21-Jul-18
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION EXPIRY DATE
17 Lead in solders in portable emergency defibrillators. 21-Jul-18
18
Lead in solders of high performance infrared imaging modules to detect in the
range 8-14 micrometer.
21-Jul-18
19 Lead in Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) displays. 21-Jul-18
20 Cadmium in X-ray measurement filters. 21-Jul-18
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