On February 25, 2022, the European Union released the final assessment report of the RoHS 2.0 Directive Exemption Pack 24. The report evaluates and evaluates applications for extensions of exemptions from Sections 5(b), 18(b), 18(b)-I, 24, 29, 32, 34 of Appendix III and Section 34 of Appendix IV. Suggestions are given. The evaluation items of Pack 24 are all related to lead content, involving glass, phosphor catalyst, solder and other materials. In this final evaluation report, two new clauses 18(b)-II and 24(a) have been added.

The Pack 24 consulting project was officially launched on January 19, 2021. According to the recommendations of this assessment report, the EU will publish the final update directive on exemption clauses in the official gazette. Adjustments to respond to regulatory changes in advance.

A summary of the terms and recommended validity periods listed in the evaluation report is as follows

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The update of RoHS exemption clauses has a great impact on the electrical and electronic related industries, especially whether some exemption clauses frequently used by enterprises are extended or not, which may directly affect the production and business activities of enterprises. It is recommended that relevant manufacturing enterprises continue to pay attention to the update progress of RoHS exemption clauses.

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