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EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EU) amended Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 As Regards Lead

On 18 September 2012, COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 836/2012 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), adding entry 63 lead of 1907/2006/EC Annex XVII. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following entry 63 is added:

63. Lead
CAS No 7439-92-1
EC 231-100-4
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/EEC;
(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.

Please refer to the below for detail information:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:252:0004:0006:EN:PDF

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