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Commission Regulation (EU) No 836/2012 of 18 September 2012 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead (Text with EEA relevance)
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In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following entry 63 is added:
‘63.Lead
and its compounds | 1.Shall not be placed on the market or used in any individual part of jewellery articles if the concentration of lead (expressed as metal) in such a part is equal to or greater than 0,05 % by weight.2.For the purposes of paragraph 1:(i) “jewellery articles” shall include jewellery and imitation jewellery articles and hair accessories, including: (a) bracelets, necklaces and rings; (b) piercing jewellery; (c) wrist watches and wrist-wear; (d) brooches and cufflinks; (ii) “any individual part” shall include the materials from which the jewellery is made, as well as the individual components of the jewellery articles. 3.Paragraph 1 shall also apply to individual parts when placed on the market or used for jewellery-making.4.By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) crystal glass as defined in Annex I (categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) to Council Directive 69/493/EECa; (b) internal components of watch timepieces inaccessible to consumers; (c) non-synthetic or reconstructed precious and semiprecious stones (CN code 7103, as established by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87), unless they have been treated with lead or its compounds or mixtures containing these substances; (d) enamels, defined as vitrifiable mixtures resulting from the fusion, vitrification or sintering of minerals melted at a temperature of at least 500 °C. 5.By way of derogation, paragraph 1 shall not apply to jewellery articles placed on the market for the first time before 9 October 2013 and jewellery articles produced before 10 December 1961.6.By 9 October 2017, the Commission shall re-evaluate this entry in the light of new scientific information, including the availability of alternatives and the migration of lead from the articles referred to in paragraph 1 and, if appropriate, modify this entry accordingly. |
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