EU - Draft Amendments on RoHS Exemptions Regarding the Use of Mercury in Two Types of Lamps

​The draft Commission Delegated Directives amends Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2 Directive). The amendments concern two exemptions for using mercury in the following lamps for general lighting purposes:

1. 1(g) - single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps <30W with a lifetime equal to or above 20,000 hours: 3.5mg, expires 18 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same the proposed one which was expired in 2017.

2. 2(a) - Double-capped linear florescent lamps

- 2(a)(1) - Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter <9 mm (e.g. T2): 4mg, expires 12 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same as the proposed one without an expiration date.

- 2(a)(2) - Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter ≥ 9mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 3mg, ​expires 12 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same as the proposed one without an expiration date.

- 2(a)(3) - Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 3.5mg, expires 12 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same as the proposed one without an expiration date.

- 2(a)(4) - Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12): 3.5mg, expires 12 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same as the proposed one without an expiration date.

- 2(a)(5) - Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25000 h): 5 mg, expires 12 months after the adoption. The current limit is the same as the proposed one without an expiration date. 

​They are now open for feedback for 4 weeks until July 16, 2021.