On February 24, 2022, the European Commission published 12 directives in its Official Journal:

(EU) 2022/274, (EU) 2022/275,

(EU) 2022/276, (EU) 2022/277,

(EU) 2022/2778, (EU) 2022/279,

(EU) 2022/280, (EU) 2022/281,

(EU) 2022/282, (EU) 2022/283,

(EU) 2022/284, and (EU) 2022/287.

The Annex III of the RoHS Directive has been revised and updated in a large area. This update is mainly aimed at various conventional or special-purpose lamps or lamps.

In (EU) 2022/274, 3, 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive were replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/275, 4(c), 4(c)-I, 4(c)-II, and 4(c)-III of Annex III of the RoHS Directive are replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/276, 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), 1(d) and 1(e) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive are replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/277, 1(g) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/278, 4(e) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/279, 4(f) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemption:

In (EU) 2022/280, 4(a) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemption:

In (EU) 2022/281, 1(f) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemption:

In (EU) 2022/282, 2(b)(3) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by the following exemption:

In (EU) 2022/283, 4(b), 4(b)-I, 4(b)-II, and 4(b)-III of Annex III of the RoHS Directive are replaced by the following exemptions:

In (EU) 2022/284, 2(a), 2(a)(1), 2(a)(2), 2(a)(3), 2(a)( 4) and 2(a)(5) are replaced by the following exemption:

In (EU) 2022/287, 2(b)(4) of Annex III of the RoHS Directive was replaced by 2(b)(4)-I, 2(b)(4)-II and 2(b)(4 )-III The new exemption replaces:

What is a RoHS exemption clause?

Exemption clauses are an important part of the EU RoHS Directive. Before the exemption clause expires, a company or industry organization can apply to the European Commission for an extension of the exemption validity period. The European Commission shall evaluate the received extension application and decide whether to extend or amend the exemption clause.

lab advice

This update has revised a number of exemption clauses for mercury applications in fluorescent lamps. The laboratory suggests that relevant companies should pay attention to the latest trends in exemption clauses to ensure product compliance.

The chemical laboratory can provide a one-stop RoHS solution to assist companies in investigating the content of related substances in products, efficiently respond to new requirements, and avoid trade risks.