Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 ANNEX II U.K. Restricted substances referred to in Article 4(1) and maximum concentration values tolerated by weight in homogeneous materials

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 of 31 March 2015 amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of restricted substances (Text with EEA relevance).

• Lead (0,1 %)

• Mercury (0,1 %)

• Cadmium (0,01 %)

• Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)

• Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) (0,1 %)

• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) (0,1 %)

• Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (0,1 %)

• Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) (0,1 %)

• Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (0,1 %)

• Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) (0,1 %)

The restriction of DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP shall apply to medical devices, including in vitro medical devices, and monitoring and control instruments, including industrial monitoring and control instruments, from 22 July 2021 .

The restriction of DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP shall not apply to cables or spare parts for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or upgrading of capacity of EEE placed on the market before 22 July 2019 , and of medical devices, including in vitro medical devices, and monitoring and control instruments, including industrial monitoring and control instruments, placed on the market before 22 July 2021 .

The restriction of DEHP, BBP and DBP shall not apply to toys which are already subject to the restriction of DEHP, BBP and DBP through entry 51 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.]