Study to assess three RoHS exemption requests (#1 for lead in thin fílm electronic sensor elements such as pyroelectric sensors or piezoelectric sensors; #2 for lead in high voltage cables and cable assemblies (for industrial monitoring and control instruments) for a rated voltage higher than 250kV DC, containing up to 4% lead by weight; #3 for lead as activator in the fluorescent powder (1% lead by weight or less) of discharge lamps when used as phototherapy lamps containing phosphors such as BSP (BaSi205:Pb)) - Pack 8

In the context of this project, three requests for exemption were to be evaluated according to the RoHS 2 criteria for justification of exemptions. After an initial completeness check of requests, available information for each request were to be subjected to an online stakeholder consultation, to allow further input concerning the request justification. Following the stakeholder consultation, contributions should be posted on the CIRCA as well as the RoHS exemptions website and the evaluation of each request should begin. With the completion of evaluations, a report should be prepared presenting the available information and explaining the rational of the evaluation of each request, as well as providing a recomendation for the EU COM weather to approve the request and under what circumstances.

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Status of project

End of project: 2016

Project manager

Project staff

Katja Moch
Senior Researcher Sustainable Products & Material Flows

Funded by

European Commission, DG Environment

Project partners

Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd.
Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (Fraunhofer IZM)

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