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Several revisions to the EU RoHS directive are being proposed in 2023, including the
addition of two new restricted substances, multiple proposed exemptions, and
exemption expirations. Our team of experts compiled the most important updates to
help you prepare for what’s coming this year.
Exemption Expirations
Multiple exemptions contained in Annex III and Annex IV are set to expire in 2023 and
are no longer renewable. Most of the exemptions apply to RoHS category 8.
Exemption Renewals
Several exemptions, also within Annex III and Annex IV, are currently under review for
renewal. It is expected that some exemptions will be replaced by a new exemption with
a narrower scope. Commonly used exemptions are included in the requested renewals,
such as:
Exemption Updates
Annex IV
Annex IV of the EU RoHS Directive, which applies to medical devices and monitoring and
control instruments, has been updated with a new exemption:
(c) MRI non-integrated coils, for which the Declaration of Conformity of this model is
issued for the first time before September 23rd, 2022, or
(d) MRI devices that include integrated coils, which are used in magnetic fields within
the sphere of 1 m radius around the isocenter of the magnet in medical magnetic
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resonance imaging equipment, for which the Declaration of Conformity is issued for the
first time before June 30th, 2024.
EU Member States must apply the provisions of both exemptions beginning on March
1st, 2023.
Annex III
Following the evaluation of an exemption request, a new exemption has been added to
Annex III:
EU Member States must apply the provisions beginning on September 1st, 2023.
Exemption Proposals
Proposed Exemption 49
The EU Commission is expected to adopt a draft delegated directive that would exempt
certain rheometers from the requirement to meet mercury restrictions. The proposal
follows an evaluation that substitution of mercury in melt pressure transducers for
capillary rheometers at temperatures over 300°C (572°F) and pressures over 1000 bar
are currently scientifically and technically impracticable.
The exemption, which is planned for commission adoption in Q1 of 2023, would apply to
Category 9 and expire on December 31st, 2024, unless it becomes subject to renewal.
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and blood urea nitrogen is not sufficiently progressed but is expected to be finalized by
the end of 2023.
If adopted as planned, exemption 41a would be added to Annex IV of the RoHS Directive
as follows:
Exemption 41a would apply to Category 8 and expire on December 31st, 2023, unless it
becomes subject to renewal.
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