Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2016/1028 of 19 April 2016 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in certain devices (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1028)

ANNEX U.K.

In Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU, point 26 is replaced by the following:

‘26. Lead in the following applications that are used durably at a temperature below – 20 °C under normal operating and storage conditions:

(a)

solders on printed circuit boards;

(b)

termination coatings of electrical and electronic components and coatings of printed circuit boards;

(c)

solders for connecting wires and cables;

(d)

solders connecting transducers and sensors.

Lead in solders of electrical connections to temperature measurement sensors in devices which are designed to be used periodically at temperatures below – 150 °C.

These exemptions expire on 30 June 2021.’