请各位DX指点：

1。欧盟ROHS指令的标准是什么？有那位DX可以E-main：hyonsoo@163.com 一份给我。谢谢！！

2。有没有必要把成品SP再去做SGS检测。

发给你了，请查收。

其实拿成品SP去SGS检测Rohs,他们还是会解体来作测试。跟送散件材料相比，只是增加胶水部份。

谈到这里，各位DX们，你们现在设计喇叭时是怎样执行Rohs要求的？

谢谢2楼!!!

要求供应商提供他们的原材料ICP报告,检测项目为:Cd Pb Hg Cr6+ PBBS PBDES 6项负荷物质不得超过ROHS要求;包装材料则对应WEEE指令.

扬声器单体要SGS报告的话，你要求材料供应商提供给你SGS报告，你把它拿去SGS要求做份合并报告就行，

这样也较为经济些（材料SGS报告份数*50圆）！

如果说包装材料只是循环使用,是否也要求符合RoHS标准?

如果仅在国内使用，目前还没有很严格；如果要出口到欧盟就要符合。

包装材料不对应ROHS指令,对应WEEE指令.Cd+Pb+Hg+Cr6+ <100PPM,其中Cd<5PPM.

如印刷是最容易出问题的.

06.7.1欧盟对进口产品对应检验,我们需要考虑材料\半成品\成品的库存,还有运输的周期,现在还不执行,公司将会面临破产的危险.

同志们,警惕啊!

环保问题

SGS从今年的3月份起已经不做整合报告了,

原材料最好还是自己去做比较保证点,很多供应商提供的是过期报告,

包装也要的,

RoHS 最新豁免汇总

根据2002/95/EC ANNEX、2005/717/EC、2005/747/EC、2006/310/EC

铅、镉、汞、六价铬、PBB、PBDE的应用根据需求被豁免：

1. 小型日光灯中的汞含量不得超过5毫克/灯；

2. 一般用途的直管日光灯中的汞含量不得超过：

　- 盐磷酸盐 10毫克

- 正常的三磷酸盐 5毫克

- 长效的三磷酸盐 8毫克

3．特殊用途的直管日光灯中的汞含量；

4．本附录中未特别提及的其它照明灯中的汞含量；

5．阴极射线管、电子部件和发光管的玻璃内的铅含量；

6．钢中合金元素中的铅含量达0.35%、铝含量达0.4%，铜合金中的铅含量达4%；

7．高温融化型焊锡铅（如：铅含量≥85%的合金中的铅）

用于服务器，存储器和存储阵列的焊料中的铅。用于交换、信号产生和传输，以及电信网络管理的网络基础设施设备中焊料中的铅。

电子陶瓷部件中的铅（如：piezo-electronic devices）

8．电触点中的镉及镉化合物以及91/338/EEC指令限制范围以外的镉电镀层中的镉

9．在吸收式电冰箱中作为碳钢冷却系统防腐剂的六价铬

聚合体中的十溴二苯醚的应用

铅在铅铜轴承外壳与衬套中

10．根据在第7（2）条中提及的程序，欧盟委员会应评价以下方面的应用

　 -- 台卡二苯醚（Deca BDE）；

　-- 特殊用途的直管日光灯中的汞；

　-- 以下用途中所使用的焊料中的铅：服务器、存储器、用于交换和传输的网络基础设施、电信网络管理设备（旨在设定本指令豁免部分的特定截止时间）；

　-- 灯泡。

11. 顺应针联接系统中使用的铅

12. 热导项枪钉模组涂层中所用的铅

13. 光学玻璃及滤光玻璃中所用的铅及镉

14. 微处理器针脚及封装联接所使用的含有80-85%铅的复合（含有超过两种组分）焊料中的铅

15. 倒装芯片封装中半导体芯片及载体之间形成可靠联接所用焊料中的铅

16. 线型白炽灯硅酸盐涂层灯管中的铅

17. 专业复印设备用的高强度放电灯中作为发光剂的卤化铅

18. 磷仿日晒灯(例如BSP)、或二氮化合物列印、平版印刷、捕虫器，以及含 磷化学和含磷食物加工过程的专业灯时(例如SMS)，放电灯中的萤光粉触媒剂的铅(铅含量1% 以下)

19. 小型节能灯中作为汞的特定成分中PbBiSn-Hg及PbInSn-Hg中的铅以及作为辅助汞合金中PbSn-Hg 中的铅

20. 液晶显示器中焊接前后平版萤光灯基质的玻璃中的氧化铅

欧盟RoHS指令(全文)

欧盟议会和欧盟理事会2003年1月23日第2002/95/EC号关于在电气电子设备中限制使用某些有害物质指令

欧洲议会和欧盟理事会，
注意到成立欧洲共同体的条约，特别是其中第95条，注意到欧盟委员会的建议，注意到欧盟经济与社会委员会的意见，注意到欧盟地区委员会的意见，按照欧洲共同体条约第251条所规制的程序行事并根据协调委员会于2002年11月8日通过的联合文本，鉴于：

（1）各成员国为限制在电子电气设备中使用有害物质而制订的法规或行政措施之间存在的差异能产生贸易壁垒和扭曲共同体内的竞争，甚至对单一市场的建立及其功能产生直接影响。因此有必要协调成员国在此领域的法规，以利于保护人类健康和报废电子电气设备合乎环境要求的回收和处理。

（2）欧盟理事会于2000年12月7～9日在尼斯召开的会议上批准了部长理事会于2000年12月4日就预防原则通过的决定。

（3）欧盟委员会1996年7月30日回顾共同体废弃物管理战略的通讯强调了减少废物中有害物质含量的必要并指出制定在产品和加工过程中限制使用这些有害物质的欧共体法规的潜在益处。

（4）理事会1988年1月25日为消除镉环境污染的欧共体行动计划的决定要求欧盟委员会刻不容缓地发展该计划中的特殊措施。人类健康也必须得到保护，因此应实施一个特别限制镉的使用及加快研究其替代品的整体战略。决定强调在不存在适当的和更安全的选择的情况下应限制镉的使用。

（5）证据表明，欧盟理事会和欧洲议会2003年1月27日关于报废电子电气设备的第2002/96/EC号指令规定的报废电子电气设备的收集、处理、回收和处置措施对于减少与涉及的重金属和阻燃剂相关的废物管理问题很必要。然而，尽管有那些措施，但在目前的废物处理中仍将继续发现报废电子电气设备的实质部分。即使报废电子电气设备被分类收集并遵守回收程序，但汞、镉、铅、六价铬、聚溴联苯（PBB）、聚溴二苯醚（PBDE）的成分仍有可能对人类健康和环境形成危险。

（6）考虑到技术和经济的可行性，确保显著减少这些物质对健康和环境形成的危险的最有效的、且在共同体内可实现所选择保护水平的方式是在电子电气设备中以安全或更安全的物质替代它们。限制这些有害物质的使用也就是提高报废电子电气设备回收的可能性和经济利益并减少它们对回收工厂工人健康所造成的负面影响。

（7）要科学研究与评估本指令管辖的物质，它们已在欧共体和成员国层面受到不同措施的管理。

（8）本指令规定的措施考虑了现有的国际准则和建议并基于对可获得的科学和技术信息的评估。由于缺乏措施可能在共同体内产生危险，所以这些措施对实现所选择的对人类和动物健康及环境的保护水平是必要的。应及时检查这些措施，必要时，考虑了获得的科技信息后可进行调整。

（9）本指令的实施不影响共同体在安全和卫生要求方面的立法以及共同体关于废物管理的特殊立法，特别是1991年3月18日理事会关于含有某些危险物质的电池和蓄电池的第91/157/EEC号指令。

（10）应考虑不含有重金属、聚溴二苯醚（PBDE） 和 聚溴联苯（PBB）的电子电气设备的技术发展。一旦获得了科学证据和考虑了预防原则，应检查是否可禁止其它有害物质的使用并以更加合乎环境要求的、确保对消费者的保护不低于相同水平的替代品来替代它们。

（11）如果从科技角度来看，不可能有替代品，或者替代品对环境和健康所造成的负面影响大于其对环境和健康带来的益处，那么可免除执行替代品的要求。开发电子电气设备中有害物质替代品的工作仍要继续进行，以使它们符合电子电气设备使用者的健康与安全需要。

（12）因为产品的再利用、翻新和延长使用期是有益的，所以需要提供必要的零件。

（13）与逐步停止使用和禁止使用有害物质的要求免除相关的科技进步的修改应由欧盟委员会按照委员会程序实现。

（14）实施本指令所必要的措施应根据理事会1999年6月28日的1999/468/EC号决议规定的、实施授权给欧委会的权力的程序来采纳。

兹通过本指令：

第1条 目标

本指令的目标是使各成员国关于在电子电气设备中限制使用有害物质的法律趋于一致，有助于保护人类健康和报废电子电气设备合乎环境要求的回收和处理。

第2条 范围

1．在不违反第6条的情况下，本指令应适用于提令第 2002/96/EC号指令（WEEE）附录ⅠA规定的1、2、3、4、5、6、7和10类电子电气设备，以及家用电灯泡和照明设施。
2．本指令的实施不应违背共同体关于安全和健康要求的立法和共同体关于废物管理的专门立法。

3．本指令对2006年7月1日前投放市场的电子电气设备的部件、修理部件或再利用部件不适用。

第3条 定义

就本指令而言，适用下述定义：

（a）"电子电气设备"或"EEE"指为正常运行而依赖于电流或电磁场工作的设备和指令2002／96／EC（WEEE）附件ⅠA中列出的能产生、传输和测量电流和电磁场的设备，且这些设备的设计电压是交流电不超过1000伏特，直流电不超过1500伏特；

（b）"生产者"指任何人，他们不管所采用的销售技术，根据欧洲议会和理事会1997年5月20日关于保护远程合同 中消费者的第1997／7／EC号指令包括程通讯：

(i）用自己品牌生产并销售电子电气设备；

(ii) 以自己品牌再销售由其它供应商提供的设备，如果再销售的设备上仍保留原生产者的品牌，这样的再销售者不能视作为上述（i）副点的生产者；或

(iii) 专业从事向成员国进口或出口电子电气设备。

仅仅是按照某种金融协议提供资金者不能被视为 "生产者"，除非他符合上述（i）至（iii）副点作为生产者行事。

第4条 防止

1．成员国将确保，从2006年7月1日起，投放于市场的新电子和电气设备不包含铅，汞，镉，六价铬，聚溴二苯醚（PBDE） 或 聚溴联苯（PBB）。成员国在本指令通过前根据共同体法规制定的限制或禁止在电子电气设备中使用这些物质的措施可以维持至2006年7月1日。

2．条款1将不适用于附件中所列举的应用。

3．基于欧委会的建议，一旦可获得科学证据，欧洲议会和理事应根据《第六个共同体环境行动计划》中规定的化学政策原则决定其它有害物质的禁用以及选择确保对消费者保护水平至少相同的更加合乎环境要求的产品作为其替代品。

第5条 适应科学和技术进步

1．为下列目的，旨在使附件适应科技进步的必要修改，应根据条款7（2）提及的程序而进行：

（a）必要时，可建立允许在电子电气设备的特殊物质和部件中含有条款4（1）所提及物质的最高值；

（b）电子电气设备的材料和组件可背离第4款（1）的规定，如果它们的去除或通过设计改变而使用替代品或使用不含有提及的材料或物质的材料或组件在科技上中不现实时，或替代品对环境、健康和/或消费者安全造成的负面影响好象超过它们对环境、健康和/或消费者安全造成的益处时；

（c）至少每隔四年对附件进行一次检查，或者在将一项加入到附件后四年对附件进行检查，加入新项的目的是考虑取消附件中的电子电气设备材料和组件，如果它们的去除或通过设计改变而使用替代品或使用不包括第4（1）款的材料或物质的材料和组件在科技上是可行时，条件是替代品对环境、健康和/或消费者安全产生的负面影响不可能大于其对环境、健康和/或消费者安排带来的正面利益。

2．附件在遵照条款1修改之前，欧盟委员会将专门与电子电器设备生产者、回收者、垃圾处理者、环保组织和雇员与消费者协会咨询磋商。磋商结果应递交给条款7（1）提及的委员会。欧盟委员会应考虑其收到的意见。

第6条 检查

在2005年2月13日之前，欧盟委员会应检查本指令规定的措施以便必要时考虑新的科学证据。

特别是，欧盟委员会应在该日期之前提交将第2002／96／EC（WEEE）号指令附件ⅠA所列的第8和第９类的设备纳入本指令范围的建议。

委员会也将根据科学事实并考虑预防原则，研究条款4（1）中物质是否需要调整，适当时，可向欧洲议会和理事会提出建议。

应当特别注意检查电子电气设备中使用的其它有害物质和材料对环境和人类健康的影响。欧委会将检查取代这些物质和材料的可行性，并且在适当的时候，就扩大第4条的范围向欧洲议会和理事会提交建议。

第7条 委员会

1．欧盟委员会将由根据第75/442/EEC号 指令第18条成立的委员会协助工作。

2．当参考本款时，应适用第1999/468/EC号决议第5条、第7条以及第8条。 第1999/468/EC号决议第5条6款规定的期间应被定为3个月。

3．委员会将采用其程序规定。

第8条 惩罚

成员国应决定对违反根据本指令而制定的成员国规定的行为适当的惩罚。这些规定的惩罚应当有效，适度并有劝诫性。

第9条 过渡

1. 成员国应在2004年8月13日之前使符合本指令所必要的法律、规则和行政规定生效。并将这些立即通知欧委会。 当成员国制订那些措施时，它们必须包括本指令的参照号或在该国官方出版物上出版时伴以此参考号。标志此参考号的方法由成员国规定。

2．成员国要将本指令范围内制定的所有法律、规则和行政规定的文本通知欧委会。

第10条 生效

本指令自在欧洲共同体《官方公报》上公布之日起生效。

第11条 收受方

本指令将签发至各成员国。

2003年1月23日完成于布鲁塞尔

欧洲议会主席 欧盟理事会主席 P. COX G. DRYS

从2005年9月2日至10月28日，欧盟委员会对下列清单开始征求意见
1．线性白炽灯
2．开关中的汞
3．专业设备所用特殊IC引脚覆盖的锡铅焊料镀层
4．含有锡铅焊料的特殊模块单元
5．含有铅和/或镉的焊料，应用在温度高于150摄氏度需要持续工作500小时的特殊设备中
6．应急灯的PCB板的焊料中的铅
7．用作表面处理的铬酸盐转换料的六价铬
8．气体传感器的铅
9．紫蓝灯管中的氧化铝（密封玻璃中的铅）
10．光电部件中的镉
11．非消费目的的机械电力传输系统（包括用电子电气部件控制安全和运作的减速器和机械耦合器）
12．加热通风设备，空气调节系统，商业用冷却系统和运输用冷却系统的电子电气部件
13．含镉铜合金
14．包含电子电气部件的移动或固定空气压缩机的真空吸尘系统，压缩空气污染物清除系统以及气动工具
–高功率专业及商业用喇叭的传感器的电子、机械焊料的铅合金
–以下用途的电子电气设备：运输－航空、航天、陆、海、铁路安装到建筑物的－升降电梯、电动扶梯、移动带、小型升降机、加热、冷却和通风系统、防火安全系统、用于能源生产和传送、用于采矿和矿物加工、非消费商业用途的电力传输系统、工业加工泵和压缩机、用于工业冰箱、用于军功设施
17．氧化镉
18．低熔点热熔丝的焊锡
19．等离子显示器中氧化铅玻璃中的铅
20．小的PCB和镀锡元件焊料中的铅（红外成像仪中）
21．Memor2000中非无铅元件NEC25的使用
22．非医疗用X射线设备中辐射防护部件中的铅
23．密封于热收缩元件装置中的铅焊料

1. Introduction

Article 4(1) of Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment provides ‘that from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB or PBDE.’ The annex to the Directive lists a limited number of applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1).

According to Article 5 (2) of Directive 2002/95/EC the Commission is required to consult the relevant stakeholders before amending the annex. The results of this consultation will be forwarded to the Technical Adaptation Committee of the Directive 2002/95/EC and the Commission services will provide an account of the information received. Although the Commission will analyse the results of this stakeholder consultation carefully, please note that as with all stakeholder consultations, this action is only one part of the decision making process.

Neither the fact that a stakeholder consultation is being launched, nor the results of this stakeholder consultation should be interpreted as a political or legal signal that the Commission intends to take a given action.

2. Proposal for additional exemptions

Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 2002/95/EC provides that materials and components can be exempted from the substance restrictions contained in Article 4(1) if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to therein is technically or scientifically impracticable, or where the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution outweigh the environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.

On the basis of this provision the Commission has received from industry additional requests for applications to be exempted from the requirements of the RoHS Directive.

It should be noted that since the wording for some of the exemptions is not self explanatory, some exemption requests may overlap with exemption requests covered by previous consultations. The Commission services have published the requests as worded by the submitters.

The titles for the exemptions as submitted by industry and the request for exemptions, with the substantiated evidence (available by clicking on the title), are:

1. On-Semi MCR265-10 SCR;

2. Components NEC V55;

3. The use of lead in solder applications for electronic components of musical instruments having an average lifespan in excess of 10 years;

4. Lead solder alloy in Surge protective devices (SPDs);

5. Inventory of Special ICs having tin-lead solder on/in leads/balls, used in specialist/professional equipment;

6. Lead alloys as electrical/mechanical solder for transducers used in high-powered professional and commercial loudspeakers;

7. Solder containing lead for applications where the local temperature exceeds 150 C and reliable operation for a minimum of 30,000 hours is required;

8. T in-lead solder in the manufacture of professional audio equipment;

9. Specific modular units including tin-lead solder being used in special professional equipment;

10. Lead in electronic vacuum tubes;

11. Lead in aluminium used in gas valves for domestic cooking appliances;

12. “8. Cadmium and its compounds in electrical contacts except for applications of one-shot operation function such as thermal links and cadmium plating except for the applications banned under Directive 91/338/EEC amending Directive 76/769/EEC relating to the restriction on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.”;

13. Lead in solder of parts recovered from gaming/amusement machines put on the market before 1/07/06 and reused for the same purpose within a manufacturer’s closed loop until July 2014;

14. Lead in solders in components and assemblies used in non-consumer products, provided that: - such components and assemblies were purchased or are subject to a proven last-time buy contract placed before 1 July, 2006; and - such components and assemblies are used in models of EEE that were already available on the market before 1 July 2006;

“8. Cadmium plating as defined in Directive 91/338/EEC except for applications banned under Directive 91/338/EEC amending Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.”

4. Consultation of interested parties

In preparation of the decision for the consideration of the items listed above based on Article 5(1) (b), the Commission services would like to consult interested parties.

In particular, stakeholders are requested to provide, for each entry, information on: the current existence of feasible substitutes in an industrial and/or commercial scale; any restrictions that apply to such substitutes; the costs and benefits and advantages and disadvantages of such a substitutes; provide a precise wording for each exemption. Stakeholders are requested to support, as far as possible, their contribution with technical and scientific evidence.

英文原文:

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

Official Journal L 037 , 13/02/2003 P. 0019 – 0023

Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 27 January 2003

on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of Regions(3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty in the light of the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on 8 November 2002(4),

Whereas:

(1) The disparities between the laws or administrative measures adopted by the Member States as regards the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment could create barriers to trade and distort competition in the Community and may thereby have a direct impact on the establishment and functioning of the internal market. It therefore appears necessary to approximate the laws of the Member States in this field and to contribute to the protection of human health and the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

(2) The European Council at its meeting in Nice on 7, 8 and 9 December 2000 endorsed the Council Resolution of 4 December 2000 on the precautionary principle.

(3) The Commission Communication of 30 July 1996 on the review of the Community strategy for waste management stresses the need to reduce the content of hazardous substances in waste and points out the potential benefits of Community-wide rules limiting the presence of such substances in products and in production processes.

(4) The Council Resolution of 25 January 1988 on a Community action programme to combat environmental pollution by cadmium(5) invites the Commission to pursue without delay the development of specific measures for such a programme. Human health also has to be protected and an overall strategy that in particular restricts the use of cadmium and stimulates research into substitutes should therefore be implemented. The Resolution stresses that the use of cadmium should be limited to cases where suitable and safer alternatives do not exist.

(5) The available evidence indicates that measures on the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) as set out in Directive 2002/96/EC of 27 January 2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste electrical and electronic equipment(6) are necessary to reduce the waste management problems linked to the heavy metals concerned and the flame retardants concerned. In spite of those measures, however, significant parts of WEEE will continue to be found in the current disposal routes. Even if WEEE were collected separately and submitted to recycling processes, its content of mercury, cadmium, lead, chromium VI, PBB and PBDE would be likely to pose risks to health or the environment.

(6) Taking into account technical and economic feasibility, the most effective way of ensuring the significant reduction of risks to health and the environment relating to those substances which can achieve the chosen level of protection in the Community is the substitution of those substances in electrical and electronic equipment by safe or safer materials. Restricting the use of these hazardous substances is likely to enhance the possibilities and economic profitability of recycling of WEEE and decrease the negative health impact on workers in recycling plants.

(7) The substances covered by this Directive are scientifically well researched and evaluated and have been subject to different measures both at Community and at national level.

(8) The measures provided for in this Directive take into account existing international guidelines and recommendations and are based on an assessment of available scientific and technical information. The measures are necessary to achieve the chosen level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, having regard to the risks which the absence of measures would be likely to create in the Community. The measures should be kept under review and, if necessary, adjusted to take account of available technical and scientific information.

(9) This Directive should apply without prejudice to Community legislation on safety and health requirements and specific Community waste management legislation, in particular Council Directive 91/157/EEC of 18 March 1991 on batteries and accumulators containing certain dangerous substances(7).

(10) The technical development of electrical and electronic equipment without heavy metals, PBDE and PBB should be taken into account. As soon as scientific evidence is available and taking into account the precautionary principle, the prohibition of other hazardous substances and their substitution by more environmentally friendly alternatives which ensure at least the same level of protection of consumers should be examined.

(11) Exemptions from the substitution requirement should be permitted if substitution is not possible from the scientific and technical point of view or if the negative environmental or health impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the human and environmental benefits of the substitution. Substitution of the hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment should also be carried out in a way so as to be compatible with the health and safety of users of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).

(12) As product reuse, refurbishment and extension of lifetime are beneficial, spare parts need to be available.

(13) The adaptation to scientific and technical progress of the exemptions from the requirements concerning phasing out and prohibition of hazardous substances should be effected by the Commission under a committee procedure.

(14) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(8),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Objectives

The purpose of this Directive is to approximate the laws of the Member States on the restrictions of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and to contribute to the protection of human health and the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Article 2

Scope

1. Without prejudice to Article 6, this Directive shall apply to electrical and electronic equipment falling under the categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 set out in Annex IA to Directive No 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and to electric light bulbs, and luminaires in households.

2. This Directive shall apply without prejudice to Community legislation on safety and health requirements and specific Community waste management legislation.

3. This Directive does not apply to spare parts for the repair, or to the reuse, of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market before 1 July 2006.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "electrical and electronic equipment" or "EEE" means equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields falling under the categories set out in Annex IA to Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volts for alternating current and 1500 volts for direct current;

(b) "producer" means any person who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication according to Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts(9):

(i) manufactures and sells electrical and electronic equipment under his own brand;

(ii) resells under his own brand equipment produced by other suppliers, a reseller not being regarded as the "producer" if the brand of the producer appears on the equipment, as provided for in subpoint (i); or

(iii) imports or exports electrical and electronic equipment on a professional basis into a Member State.

Whoever exclusively provides financing under or pursuant to any finance agreement shall not be deemed a "producer" unless he also acts as a producer within the meaning of subpoints (i) to (iii).

Article 4

Prevention

1. Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). National measures restricting or prohibiting the use of these substances in electrical and electronic equipment which were adopted in line with Community legislation before the adoption of this Directive may be maintained until 1 July 2006.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the applications listed in the Annex.

3. On the basis of a proposal from the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council shall decide, as soon as scientific evidence is available, and in accordance with the principles on chemicals policy as laid down in the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, on the prohibition of other hazardous substances and the substitution thereof by more environment-friendly alternatives which ensure at least the same level of protection for consumers.

Article 5

Adaptation to scientific and technical progress

1. Any amendments which are necessary in order to adapt the Annex to scientific and technical progress for the following purposes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2):

(a) establishing, as necessary, maximum concentration values up to which the presence of the substances referred to in Article 4(1) in specific materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment shall be tolerated;

(b) exempting materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment from Article 4(1) if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to therein is technically or scientifically impracticable, or where the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof;

(c) carrying out a review of each exemption in the Annex at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list with the aim of considering deletion of materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment from the Annex if their elimination or substitution via design changes or materials and components which do not require any of the materials or substances referred to in Article 4(1) is technically or scientifically possible, provided that the negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution do not outweigh the possible environmental, health and/or consumer safety benefits thereof.

2. Before the Annex is amended pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall inter alia consult producers of electrical and electronic equipment, recyclers, treatment operators, environmental organisations and employee and consumer associations. Comments shall be forwarded to the Committee referred to in Article 7(1). The Commission shall provide an account of the information it receives.

Article 6

Review

Before 13 February 2005, the Commission shall review the measures provided for in this Directive to take into account, as necessary, new scientific evidence.

In particular the Commission shall, by that date, present proposals for including in the scope of this Directive equipment which falls under categories 8 and 9 set out in Annex IA to Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE).

The Commission shall also study the need to adapt the list of substances of Article 4(1), on the basis of scientific facts and taking the precautionary principle into account, and present proposals to the European Parliament and Council for such adaptations, if appropriate.

Particular attention shall be paid during the review to the impact on the environment and on human health of other hazardous substances and materials used in electrical and electronic equipment. The Commission shall examine the feasibility of replacing such substances and materials and shall present proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council in order to extend the scope of Article 4, as appropriate.

Article 7

Committee

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC(10).

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to Article 8 thereof.

The period provided for in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 8

Penalties

Member States shall determine penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties thus provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Article 9

Transposition

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 13 August 2004. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of all laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 10

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 11

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

P. Cox

For the Council

The President

G. Drys

(1) OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 195 and OJ C 240 E, 28.8.2001, p. 303.

(2) OJ C 116, 20.4.2001, p. 38.

(3) OJ C 148, 18.5.2001, p. 1.

(4) Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 May 2001 (OJ C 34 E, 7.2.2002, p. 109), Council Common Position of 4 December 2001 (OJ C 90 E, 16.4.2002, p. 12) and Decision of the European Parliament of 10 April 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal). Decision of the European Parliament of 18 December 2002 and Decision of the Council of 16 December 2002.

(5) OJ C 30, 4.2.1988, p. 1.

(6) See page 24 of this Official Journal.

(7) OJ L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 38. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 98/101/EC (OJ L 1, 5.1.1999, p. 1).

(8) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(9) OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19. Directive as amended by Directive 2002/65/EC (L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16).

(10) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.

ANNEX

Applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1)

1. Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp.

2. Mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for general purposes not exceeding:

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3. Mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for special purposes.

4. Mercury in other lamps not specifically mentioned in this Annex.

5. Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes, electronic components and fluorescent tubes.

6. Lead as an alloying element in steel containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight, aluminium containing up to 0,4 % lead by weight and as a copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight.

7. - Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. tin-lead solder alloys containing more than 85 % lead),

- lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems (exemption granted until 2010),

- lead in solders for network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunication,

- lead in electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices).

8. Cadmium plating except for applications banned under Directive 91/338/EEC(1) amending Directive 76/769/EEC(2) relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations.

9. Hexavalent chromium as an anti-corrosion of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators.

10. Within the procedure referred to in Article 7(2), the Commission shall evaluate the applications for:

- Deca BDE,

- mercury in straight fluorescent lamps for special purposes,

- lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunications (with a view to setting a specific time limit for this exemption), and

- light bulbs,

as a matter of priority in order to establish as soon as possible whether these items are to be amended accordingly.

(1) OJ L 186, 12.7.1991, p. 59.

(2) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201.