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Commission Delegated Directive 2014/69/EU of 13 March 2014 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 dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC for industrial monitoring and control instruments (Text with EEA relevance)
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Commission Delegated Directive 2014/69/EU
of 13 March 2014
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 dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC for industrial monitoring and control instruments
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment(1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2) Both the substitution of lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC used in industrial monitoring and control instruments (IMCIs) and the substitution of these components in IMCIs are still technically impracticable.
(3) Although the substitution of lead in low voltage ceramic capacitors is possible for other applications, the use of these lead-free components in IMCIs requires manufacturers to redesign their IMCIs or parts thereof, and requalify the new designs, in order to make them technically practicable and to demonstrate reliability. The use of lead in low voltage ceramic capacitors for industrial monitoring and control instruments should therefore be exempted from the prohibition until 31 December 2020. In view of the innovation cycles for IMCIs this is a relatively short transition period which is unlikely to have adverse impacts on innovation.
(4) In accordance with the repair-as-produced principle of Directive 2011/65/EU, which is meant to extend the lifetime of compliant products once placed on the market, spare parts shall benefit from this exemption past its end date without time limitations.
(5) Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
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