Update丨The phthalate exemption clause is added for the first time in EU RoHS Annex IV

On November 15, 2021, the European Commission issued (EU) 2021/1980, (EU) 2021/1979 and (EU) 2021/1978 directives in its Official Journal (OJ), and revised the RoHS directive (2011/65/EU) ) The exemption clauses of Annex IV (for medical equipment and monitoring and control equipment) have newly added items 45, 46 and 47 concerning exemptions for phthalates.

The new exemption clauses are as follows:

Note: Exemption means that certain materials in electronic products can temporarily not meet the limit requirements of the RoHS directive. The RoHS2.0 directive exemption list is listed in Annex III and IV of 2011/65/EU respectively. Annex IV is the exemption clause specifically for medical and monitoring and control equipment applications, and Annex III is the exemption clause for all electrical and electronic equipment applications. .

Rules for the longest exemption period-2011/65/EU Article 5(2) For the exemptions listed in Annex III on July 21, 2011, for the products of categories 1-7, 10 and 11 in Annex I, the maximum exemption period It is 5 years, and the maximum exemption period for products in categories 8 and 9 is 7 years, unless a shorter period is specified.

For the exemptions listed in Annex IV on July 21, 2011, the maximum exemption period is 7 years, unless a shorter period is specified.

Exemption extension application rules-2011/65/EU Article 5(5)

The updated application should be submitted 18 months before the expiration of the exemption period.

Until the update decision is issued, the existing exemptions remain valid.

Rules for the exemption and revocation of the transition period-2011/65/EU Article 5(6)

When an exemption application is rejected or an exemption is revoked, the validity period of the exemption expires within 12 months from the date of the decision, and at the latest 18 months from the date of the decision.

Reminder

The update of RoHS exemption clauses has a great impact on the electrical and electronic industries, especially whether some exemptions frequently used by enterprises will be postponed, which may directly affect the production process and business activities of the enterprise. In order to ensure compliance in the EU market, ZRLK recommends that relevant companies always pay attention to the update of the ROHS directive exemption, reasonably arrange production plans and material substitution matters, and avoid compliance problems caused by the expiration of the exemption products exported to Europe.