On 5 November 2019, the EU Official Journal(OJ) published two new directives (EU) 2019/1845 and (EU) 2019/1846, amending Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU. According to the amendments, two new entries 43, 44 were added to the Annex III-Applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1), see below the details:
Exemption
Scope
and dates of applicability
43
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)
phthalate 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).
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.
Applies to
category 11 and expires on 21 July 2024.’
44
Lead in
solder of sensors, actuators, and engine control units of combustion engines
within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and
of the Council (*) , installed in equipment used at fixed positions while in
operation which is designed for professionals, but also used by
non-professional users
Applies to
category 11 and expires on 21 July 2024.
(*)
Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
September 2016 on requirements relating to gaseous and particulate pollutant
emission limits and type-approval for internal combustion engines for
non-road mobile machinery, amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) No
167/2013, and amending and repealing Directive 97/68/EC (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016,
p. 53).’
Member states shall apply those provisions from 1 May 2020.