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update:2015-06-18 NO.: DOC150601-01

EU Added 4 Phthalates to Directive 2011/65/EU(RoHS 2.0) the list of restricted substances

On 4 June 2015, European Union published Directive 2015/863 amending Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of Council as regards the list of restricted substances. Four phthalates (DEHP、BBP、DBP、DIBP) were added to annex II of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2.0), and the limit of 4 phthalates is 0.1% (ppm). Now it contains a total of 10 restricted substances of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2.0).

Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 2016 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. They shall apply those provisions from 22 July 2019.

Restricted substances referred to in Article 4(1) ANNEX II of 2011/65/EU and maximum concentration values tolerated by weight in homogeneous materials:

No
Chemical Name
Limited
1.
Lead
0.1%
2.
Mercury
0.1%
3.
Cadmium
0.01%
4.
Hexavalent chromium
0.1%
5.
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
0.1%
6.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)
0.1%
7.
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
0.1%
8.
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP)
0.1%
9.
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
0.1%
10.
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.

For more information:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32015L0863&from=EN

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