Electronic Equipment (Amendment No.2) Regulations, 2024

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,303, 23 ta’ Awwissu, 2024

L.N. 198 of 2024

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 427)

Restriction of Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and

Electronic Equipment (Amendment No.2) Regulations, 2024

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, 2024, 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 Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232 of 25 October 2023 amending

Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

as regards an exemption for cadmium and lead in plastic profiles in

electrical and electronic windows and doors containing recovered rigid

polyvinyl chloride.

(3) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force

on the 1st of August 2024.

In Schedule III to the principal regulations, immediately Amends

Schedule III to

the principal

regulations.

after entry 45 thereof, there shall be added the following new entry

Applies to category 11 and expires

Cadmium and lead in plastic profiles containing

on 28 May 2028.".

mixtures produced from polyvinyl chloride waste

(hereinafter referred to as "recovered rigid PVC"), used for

electrical and electronic windows and doors, where the

concentration in the recovered rigid PVC material does not

exceed 0,1 % cadmium by weight and 1,5 % lead by weight.

From 28 May 2026, rigid PVC recovered from

electrical and electronic windows and doors shall only be

used for the production of new articles under the categories

specified in entry 63, points 18(a) to (d) of Annex XVII to

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

Suppliers of PVC articles containing recovered rigid

PVC with a concentration of lead equal to or greater than 0,1

% by weight of the PVC material shall ensure, before placing

those articles on the market, that they are visibly, legibly and

indelibly marked with the statement: "Contains ≥ 0,1 %

lead". Where the marking cannot be provided on the article

due to the nature of the article, it shall be on the packaging of

Suppliers of PVC articles containing recovered rigid

PVC shall submit to national enforcement authorities upon

request documentary evidence to substantiate the claims on

the recovered origin of the PVC in those articles. Certificates

issued by schemes to provide proof of traceability and

recycled content, such as those developed according to EN

15343:2007 or equivalent recognised standards, may be used

to substantiate such claims for PVC articles produced in the

European Union. Claims made on the recovered origin of the

PVC in imported articles shall be accompanied by a

certificate that provides equivalent proof of traceability and

recycled content, issued by an independent third party.

Schedule VIII to the principal regulations shall be amended

as follows

(a) the words "- Directive (EU) 2017/2102 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017

amending Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of

certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic

equipment*." shall be substituted by the words "Directive (EU)

2017/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15

November 2017 amending Directive 2011/65/EU on the

restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical

and electronic equipment, as applicable from 12th June 2019.";

(b) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/736 of 27 February 2018 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 certain electrical and

electronic components containing lead in glass or ceramic**."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2018/736 of 27 February 2018 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 certain electrical and

electronic components containing lead in glass or ceramic, as

applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(c) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/737 of 27 February 2018 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 lead in solders for the

soldering to machined through hole discoidal and planar array

ceramic multilayer capacitors**." shall be substituted by the

words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/737 of 27

February 2018 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 lead in solders for the soldering to machined

through hole discoidal and planar array ceramic multilayer

capacitors, as applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(d) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/738 of 27 February 2018 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 lead in cermet-based

trimmer potentiometer elements**." shall be substituted by the

words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/738 of 27

February 2018 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 lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer

elements, as applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(e) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/739 of 1 March 2018 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 lead as an alloying element

in steel**." shall be substituted by the words "- Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/739 of 1 March 2018 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 lead as an

alloying element in steel, as applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(f) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/740 of 1 March 2018 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 lead as an alloying element

in aluminium**." shall be substituted by the words "-

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/740 of 1 March

2018 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 lead as an alloying element in aluminium, as applicable from

1st July 2019.";

(g) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/741 of 1 March 2018 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 lead as an alloying element

in copper**." shall be substituted by the words "- Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2018/741 of 1 March 2018 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 lead as an

alloying element in copper, as applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(h) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2018/742 of 1 March 2018 amending, for the purposes of

adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to 2011/

65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards

an exemption for lead in high melting temperature solders**."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2018/742 of 1 March 2018 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 lead in high melting

temperature solders, as applicable from 1st July 2019.";

(i) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/169 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in dielectric ceramic in

certain capacitors***." shall be substituted by the words

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/169 of 16

November 2018 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 lead in dielectric ceramic in certain capacitors, as

applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(j) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/170 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in PZT based dielectric

ceramic materials for certain capacitors***." shall be substituted

by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/

170 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in PZT based dielectric

ceramic materials for certain capacitors, as applicable from 1st

March 2020.";

(k) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/171 of 16 November 2018 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 cadmium and its

compounds in electrical contacts***." shall be substituted by the

words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/171 of 16

November 2018 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 cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts,

as applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(l) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/172 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in solders to complete a

viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and

carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages***." shall be

substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2019/172 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in solders to complete a

viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and

carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages, as applicable

from 1st March 2020.";

(m) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/173 of 16 November 2018 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 lead and cadmium in

printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses***." shall

be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2019/173 of 16 November 2018 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 lead and cadmium in

printing inks for the application of enamels on glasses, as

applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(n) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/174 of 16 November 2018 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 lead bound in crystal glass

as defined in Directive 69/493/EEC***." shall be substituted by

the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/174 of

16 November 2018 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 lead bound in crystal glass as defined in Directive

69/493/EEC, as applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(o) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/175 of 16 November 2018 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 lead oxide in seal frit used

for making window assemblies for certain laser tubes***." shall

be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2019/175 of 16 November 2018 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 lead oxide in seal frit used

for making window assemblies for certain laser tubes, as

applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(p) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/176 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in the plating layer of

certain diodes***." shall be substituted by the words "-

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/176 of 16

November 2018 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 lead in the plating layer of certain diodes, as

applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(q) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/177 of 16 November 2018 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 lead as activator in the

fluorescent powder

of discharge lamps containing

phosphors***." shall be substituted by the words "- Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2019/177 of 16 November 2018

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 lead

as activator in the fluorescent powder of discharge lamps

containing phosphors, as applicable from 1st March 2020.";

(r) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2019/178 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in bearings and bushes

applied in certain non-road professional use equipment****."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2019/178 of 16 November 2018 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 lead in bearings

and bushes applied in certain non-road professional use

equipment, as applicable from 22nd July 2019.";

(s) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2020/360 of 17 December 2019 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 lead in platinized platinum

electrodes used for certain conductivity measurements******."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2020/360 of 17 December 2019 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 lead in platinized

platinum electrodes used for certain conductivity measurements,

as applicable from 1st April 2021.";

(t) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2020/361 of 17 December 2019 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 hexavalent chromium as an

anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in

absorption refrigerators******." shall be substituted by the

words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/361 of 17

December 2019 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 hexavalent chromium as an anti-corrosion agent

of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators, as

applicable from 1st April 2021.";

(u) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2020/364 of 17 December 2019 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 cadmium in

certain radiation tolerant video camera tubes*****." shall be

substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2020/364 of 17 December 2019 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 cadmium in

certain radiation tolerant video camera tubes, as applicable from

1st September 2020.";

(v) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2020/365 of 17 December 2019 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 lead in solders and

termination finishes used in certain hand-held combustion

engines******." shall be substituted by the words "-

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/365 of 17

December 2019 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 lead in solders and termination finishes used in

certain hand-held combustion engines, as applicable from 1st

April 2021.";

(w) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2020/366 of 17 December 2019 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 lead as a thermal stabiliser

in polyvinyl chloride used in certain in-vitro diagnostic medical

devices for the analysis of blood and other body fluids and body

gases******." shall be substituted by the words "- Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2020/366 of 17 December 2019

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 lead

as a thermal stabiliser in polyvinyl chloride used in certain in-

vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of blood and

other body fluids and body gases, as applicable from 1st April

2021.";

(x) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2021/647 of 15 January 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 certain lead and

hexavalent chromium compounds in electric and electronic

initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use*******."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2021/647 of 15 January 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 certain lead

and hexavalent chromium compounds in electric and electronic

initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use, as applicable

from 1st November 2021.";

(y) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2021/884 of 8 March 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 the validity period of an exemption for the

use of mercury in electric rotating connectors used in

intravascular ultrasound imaging systems********." shall be

substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2021/884 of 8 March 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 the validity period of an exemption for the

use of mercury in electric rotating connectors used in

intravascular ultrasound imaging systems, as applicable from 1st

July 2022.";

(z) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2021/1978 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), butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl

phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) in spare parts

recovered from and used for the repair or refurbishment of

medical devices*********." shall be substituted by the words "-

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1978 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), butyl benzyl

phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diisobutyl

phthalate (DIBP) in spare parts recovered from and used for the

repair or refurbishment of medical devices, as applicable from

21st July 2021.";

(aa) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2021/1979 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 plastic components in magnetic resonance

imaging (MRI) detector coils*********." shall be substituted by

the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1979

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

plastic components in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

detector coils, as applicable from 21st July 2021.";

(bb) the words "- 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*********." shall be

substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from

21st July 2021.";

(cc) the words "- 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 **********." shall be substituted by

the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(dd) the words "- 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 **********." shall be substituted by the words "-

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, as applicable from

1st October 2022.";

(ee) the words "- 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 **********." shall be substituted by the words "-

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, as applicable

from 1st October 2022.";

(ff) the words "- 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**********." shall be substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(gg) the words "- 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 **********." shall be substituted by the words "-

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, as

applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(hh) the words "- 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**********." shall be

substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st

October 2022.";

(ii) the words "- 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**********." shall be substituted

by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October

2022.";

(jj) the words "- 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

**********." shall be substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(kk) the words "- 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**********." shall be substituted

by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(ll) the words "- 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 **********." shall be

substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st

October 2022.";

(mm) the words "- 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 **********." shall be substituted by the words "-

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, as applicable

from 1st October 2022.";

(nn) the words "- 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

**********." shall be substituted by the words "- 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, as applicable from 1st October 2022.";

(oo) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2022/1631 of 12 May 2022 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 lead in bismuth

strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and wires

and lead in their electrical connections***********." shall be

substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2022/1631 of 12 May 2022 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 lead in bismuth

strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and wires

and lead in their electrical connections, as applicable from 1st

March 2023.";

(pp) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2022/1632 of 12 May 2022 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 lead in certain

magnetic resonance imaging devices***********." shall be

substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2022/1632 of 12 May 2022 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 lead in certain

magnetic resonance imaging devices, as applicable from 1st

March 2023.";

(qq) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2023/171 of 28 October 2022 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 hexavalent chromium as an

anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps***********."

shall be substituted by the words "- Commission Delegated

Directive (EU) 2023/171 of 28 October 2022 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 hexavalent chromium as

an anticorrosion agent in gas absorption heat pumps, as

applicable from 1st September 2023.";

(rr) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2023/1437 of 4 May 2023 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 mercury in melt pressure

transducers

for

capillary

rheometers

under

certain

conditions************." shall be substituted by the words "-

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1437 of 4 May

2023 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 mercury in melt pressure transducers for capillary rheometers

under certain conditions, as applicable from 1st February 2024.";

(ss) the words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU)

2023/1526 of 16 May 2023 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of

the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an

exemption for lead as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride

used as base material in sensors used in in vitro diagnostic

medical devices************." shall be substituted by the

words "- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1526 of 16

May 2023 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead

as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride used as base material

in sensors used in in vitro diagnostic medical devices, as

applicable from 1st February 2024.";

(tt) immediately after the words "- Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/1526 of 16 May 2023 amending

Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the

Council as regards an exemption for lead as a thermal stabilizer

in polyvinyl chloride used as base material in sensors used in in

vitro diagnostic medical devices, as applicable from 1st February

2024.", as amended, there shall be added the following new item

"- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232

of 25 October 2023 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the

European Parliament and of the Council as regards an

exemption for cadmium and lead in plastic profiles in

electrical and electronic windows and doors containing

recovered rigid polyvinyl chloride, as applicable from 1st

August 2024."; and

(uu) the footnotes thereof shall be deleted.

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