RoHS Exemptions Published in Official Journal of the EU – April 10, 2015

Two new EU RoHS exemptions were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on Friday, April 10, 2015. Both exemptions are added to Annex IV of the Directive which is applicable to category 8 “Medical devices” and category 9 “Monitoring and control instruments including industrial monitoring and control instruments”.

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/573 officially adds exemption 41 to Annex IV:

41. Lead as a thermal stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used as base material in amperometric, potentiometric and conductometric electrochemical sensors which are used in in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of blood and other body fluids and body gases. Expires on 31 December 2018.

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/574 officially adds exemption 42 to Annex IV::

42. Mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems capable of high operating frequency (> 50 MHz) modes of operation. Expires on 30 June 2019.

Both these exemptions have been under development and review for several years — the first public consultation occuring in 2013.

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