EU - Draft Amendment on RoHS Exemption Regarding the Use of Mercury in General CFLs
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The draft Commission Delegated Directive amends Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive) concerning specified applications containing mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes (Entries 1(a) to 1(e)). The current entries permit the use of mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps not exceeding the following values (per burner):
- 1(a) For general lighting purposes <30W: 2.5mg
- 1(b) For general lighting purposes ≥ 30W: 3.5mg
- 1(c) For general lighting purposes ≥ 50W: 3.5mg
- 1(d) For general lighting purposes ≥ 150W: 5mg
- 1(e) For general lighting purposes, with a circular or a square structural shape and a tube diameter ≤ 17 mm: 7mg
As mercury-free alternatives are already available and there is evidence on the socioeconomic impact of substituting mercury showing to result in overall savings and overall benefits in terms of environmental, health and consumer safety. Therefore, the conditions for the exemption are no longer fulfilled, and entries 1(a) to 1(e) are proposed to be amended by adding expiry date - expires 12 months after the adoption.
The draft act is open for feedback for 4 weeks until July 21, 2021.
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