EU - Amendment of Annex IV to RoHS 2 Directive (Entry 37)

​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 IV to RoHS 2 Directive.

The Annex IV is amended by the following:
Entry 37
37 Lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements where at least one of the following conditions applies: (a) wide-range measurements with a conductivity range covering more than 1 order of magnitude (e.g. range between 0,1 mS/m and 5 mS/m) in laboratory applications for unknown concentrations; (b) measurements of solutions where an accuracy of +/– 1 % of the sample range and where high corrosion resistance of the electrode are required for any of the following: (i) solutions with an acidity < pH 1; (ii) solutions with an alkalinity > pH 13; (iii) corrosive solutions containing halogen gas; (c) measurements of conductivities above 100 mS/m that must be performed with portable instruments.
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