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Electronic Equipment (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2022
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 20,926, 20 ta’ Settembru, 2022
L.N. 239 of 2022
PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
(CAP. 427)
Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2022
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 38 and 39 of
the Product Safety Act, the Minister responsible for consumer affairs,
on the advice of the Director General (Technical Regulations), has
made the following regulations:-
(1) The title of these regulations is the Restriction of Use Citation, scope
of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and
commencement.
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2022 and these regulations shall be
read and construed as one with the Restriction of Use of Hazardous S.L. 427.57.
Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations,
hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations".
(2)
The scope of these regulations is to transpose
(a) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/274 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in cold cathode fluorescent
lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps for special
purposes;
(b) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/275 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in other High Pressure Sodium
(vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes;
(c) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/276 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to
technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact)
fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes;
(d) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/277 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to
technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact)
fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes < 30 W with a
lifetime equal to or above 20 000 h;
(e) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/278 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in metal halide lamps;
(f) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/279 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in other discharge lamps for
special purposes;
(g) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/280 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in other low pressure discharge
lamps;
(h) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/281 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to
technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in single capped (compact)
fluorescent lamps for special purposes;
(i) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/282 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting to
technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in non-linear tri-band phosphor
lamps;
(j) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/283 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in High Pressure Sodium
(vapour) lamps with improved colour rendering index for general
lighting purposes;
(k) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/284 of
16 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for the use of mercury in double-capped linear
fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes; and
(l) Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/287 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to
scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an
exemption for mercury in fluorescent lamps for other general
lighting and special purposes.
These regulations shall come into force on 1 st October
(3)
2022.
Schedule III to the principal regulations shall be amended Amends
Schedule III to
as follows
the principal
regulations.
(a) item 1 thereof shall be substituted by the following
new item
" 1
Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent
lamps not exceeding (per burner)
Expires on 24 February 2023
1(a)
For general lighting purposes < 30 W: 2.5 mg
Expires on 24 February 2023
1(b)
For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50
W: 3.5 mg
Expires on 24 February 2023
1(c)
For general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150
W: 5 mg
Expires on 24 February 2023
1(d)
For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W: 15 mg
Expires on 24 February 2023
1(e)For general lighting purposes with circular or square
structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm: 5 mg
Expires on 24 February 2027
1(f)-I For lamps designed to emit mainly light in the
ultraviolet spectrum: 5 mg
Expires on 24 February 2025
1(f)-II For special purposes: 5 mg
Expires on 24 August 2023 ";
1(g)
For general lighting purposes < 30 W with a
lifetime equal or above 20,000 h: 3.5 mg
(b) item 2(a) thereof shall be substituted by the following
new item
" 2(a) Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
lamp)
2(a)(1) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a Expires on 24 February 2023
tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg
2(a)(2) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a
tube diameter ≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 3 mg
2(a)(3) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a
tube diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 3.5 mg
2(a)(4) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a
tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12): 3.5 mg
2(a)(5) Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25,000
h): 5 mg.
(c)
item 2(b) thereof shall be amended as follows
(i) entry (3) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 2(b)(3)Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube Expires on 24 February 2023;
10 mg may be used per lamp
diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9): 15 mg
from 25 February 2023 until
24 February 2025 "; and
(ii) entry (4) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 2(b)(4)-ILamps for other general lighting and special Expires on 24 February 2025
purposes (e.g. induction lamps): 15 mg
the Expires on 24 February 2027
2(b)(4)-IILamps emitting mainly light
in
ultraviolet spectrum: 15 mg
Expires on 24 February 2027 ";
2(b)(4)-IIIEmergency lamps: 15 mg
(d) item 3 thereof shall be substituted by the following
new item
" 3
Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and
external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL)
for special purposes used in EEE placed on the market
before 24 February 2022 not exceeding (per lamp)
3(a)
Short length (≤ 500 mm): 3.5 mg
Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1,500 mm): 5 Expires on 24 February 2025
3(b)
mg
3(c)
Long length (> 1,500 mm): 13 mg
(e)
item 4 shall be amended as follows
(i)
entry (a) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 4(a)
Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps Expires on 24 February 2023
(per lamp): 15 mg
4(a)-I Mercury in low pressure non-phosphor coated Expires on 24 February 2027 ";
discharge lamps, where the application requires the main
range of the lamp-spectral output to be in the ultraviolet
spectrum: up to 15 mg mercury may be used per lamp
(ii) entry (b) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 4(b)
Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour)
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index
Ra > 80: P ≤ 105 W: 16 mg may be used per burner
4(b)-I Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour)
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index
Ra > 60: P ≤ 155 W: 30 mg may be used per burner
4(b)-II Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour)
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index
Ra > 60: 155 W < P ≤ 405 W: 40 mg may be used per
burner
4(b)-III Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour)
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index
Ra > 60: P > 405 W: 40 mg may be used per burner
(iii) entry (c) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 4(c)
Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour)
lamps for general lighting purposes not exceeding (per
burner)
4(c)-I P ≤ 155 W: 20 mg
4(c)-II 155 W < P ≤ 405 W: 25 mg
4(c)-III P > 405 W: 25 mg
(iv) entry (e) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 4(e)
Mercury in metal halide lamps (MH)
(v) entry (f) thereof shall be substituted by the
following new entry
" 4(f)-I Mercury in other discharge lamps for special Expires on 24 February 2025
purposes not specifically mentioned in this Annex
4(f)-II Mercury in high pressure mercury vapour lamps Expires on 24 February 2027
used in projectors where an output ≥2000 lumen ANSI is
4(f)-III Mercury in high pressure sodium vapour lamps Expires on 24 February 2027
used for horticulture lighting
4(f)-IV Mercury in lamps emitting light in the ultraviolet Expires on 24 February 2027 ".
Schedule VIII to the principal regulations shall be amended as
(a) immediately after the last paragraph "Commission
Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1980 of 11 August 2021 amending,
for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress,
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and
of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of bis(2-
ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in ion-selective electrodes for
analysing human body fluids and/or dialysate fluids ********* ."
thereof, there shall be added the following new items
"
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/
274 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of
adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to
Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of
the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury
in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode
fluorescent lamps for special purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/275 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other
High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting
purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/276 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting
to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single
capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for general lighting
purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/277 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting
to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single
capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for general lighting
purposes < 30 W with a lifetime equal to or above 20000 h
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/278 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in metal
halide lamps ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/279 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other
discharge lamps for special purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/280 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in other low
pressure discharge lamps ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/281 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting
to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in single
capped (compact) fluorescent lamps for special purposes
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/282 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purpose of adapting
to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in non-
linear tri-band phosphor lamps ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/283 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in High
Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps with improved colour
rendering index for general lighting purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/284 of
16 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in double-
capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting
purposes ********** .
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/287 of
13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting
to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive
2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
as regards an exemption for mercury in fluorescent lamps
for other general lighting and special purposes ********** .";
and
(b) immediately after the footnote "********
Applicable as from 1st July 2022.", there shall be added the
following new footnote
"********** Applicable as from 1 st October 2022.".
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