RoHS : Exempt Products

RoHS does not apply to spare parts for the repair of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) placed on the market before 1 July 2006.

Neither does it apply to replacement components that expand the capacity of and/or upgrade EEE placed on the market before 1 July 2006.

The following exemptions to RoHS are listed in the Directive and the EU is considering further requests. Lack of a technically viable alternative is the main justification for exemption.

Main exemptions include:

Mercury

the supplier of this product has stated that it contains one or more of the restricted substances in concentrations above that permitted by the RoHS Directive
in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp
in straight fluorescent lamps for general purposes not exceeding:

halophosphate 10mg
triphosphate with normal lifetime 5mg
triphosphate with long lifetime 8mg

in straight fluorescent lamps for special purposes
in other lamps not specifically mentioned in the Annex to the RoHS Directive

Lead

in glass of CRTs, electronic components and fluorescent tubes
as an alloying element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead
as a copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight
in high melting temperature type solders (eg tin-lead solder alloys containing more than 85% lead)
in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems (exemption granted until 2010)
in solders for network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunication
in electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezo-electronic devices)

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.

Hexavalent chromium

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