EU - Amendment of Annex III to RoHS 2 Directive (Entry '41)

​The Commission received an application request for renewal of the exemption (the renewal request). The evaluation of the request including stakeholder consultations in accordance with Article 5(7) of RoHS 2 Directive was completed and the request was eventually accepted, leading to the amendment of Annex III to RoHS 2 Directive.

Annex III is amended by the following:​
Entry 41:
'41 Lead in solders and termination finishes of electrical and electronic components and finishes of printed circuit boards used in ignition modules and other electrical and electronic engine control systems, which for technical reasons must be mounted directly on or in the crankcase or cylinder of hand-held combustion engines (classes SH:1, SH:2, SH:3 of Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council​.​
(​​Applies to all categories and expires on: 
- 31 March 2022 for categories 1 to 7, 10 and 11; 
- 21 July 2021 for categories 8 and 9 other than in vitro diagnostic medical devices and industrial monitoring and control instruments; 
- 21 July 2023 for category 8 in vitro diagnostic medical devices; 
- 21 July 2024 for category 9 industrial monitoring and control instruments.​)​