exemptions-art-4-restrictions-rohs

ROHS - Exemptions from Article 4(1) Restrictions, Annexes III & IV

EU. Exemptions from Art. 4(1) Restrictions (Annexes III & IV), Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), as amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232, OJ L of 10 January 2024

This list contains the application exemptions listed in Annexes III and IV to RoHS (2011/65/EU). Annex III contains applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1), while Annex IV lists applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments.

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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate;DEHP

EC / List no: 204-211-0 CAS no: 117-81-7
Annex
III
Exempted application
In rubber components in engine systems, designed for use in equipment that is not intended solely for consumer use and provided that no plasticised material comes into contact with human mucous membranes or into prolonged contact with human skin and the concentration value of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate does not exceed: (a) 30 % by weight of the rubber for (i) gasket coatings, (ii) solid-rubber gaskets, or (iii) rubber components included in assemblies of at least three components using electrical, mechanical or hydraulic energy to do work, and attached to the engine. (b) 10 % by weight of the rubber for rubber-containing components not referred to in point (a)
Expiration Date
07/21/2024
Reference
43
Restriction(s)
Applies to category 11
Note(s)
For the purposes of this entry, ''prolonged contact with human skin'' means continuous contact of more than 10 minutes duration or intermittent contact over a period of 30 minutes, per day.