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2023 No. 658

Environmental Protection

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Made

14th June 2023

Laid before Parliament

15th June 2023

Coming into force

17th July 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by regulation 5(1) of the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“the Regulations”)(1).

By virtue of regulation 10(8) of the Regulations, the Secretary of State has treated the requirements in regulation 5(2) to (5) of the Regulations as satisfied.

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 17th July 2023.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012

2.—(1) The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule A2, in Table 1, for entries 1 to 9 substitute—

1Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps:
1.1For general lighting purposes < 30 W2.5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(a)all categories1st February 2024
1.2For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W3.5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(b)all categories1st February 2024
1.3For general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(c)all categories1st February 2024
1.4For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W15 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(d)all categories1st February 2024
1.5For general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(e)all categories1st February 2024
1.6For general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime ≥ 20,000 h3.5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(g)all categories1st February 2024
1.7For special purposes5 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(f)-IIall categories24th February 2025
1.8For lamps designed to emit mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum5mg per burnerAnnex 3, 1(f)- Iall categories24th February 2027
2Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes:
2.1Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2)4 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(a)(1)all categories1st February 2024
2.2Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter ≥ 9mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5)3 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(a)(2)all categories1st February 2024
2.3Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 17mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8)3.5 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(a)(3)all categories1st February 2024
2.4Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 28mm (e.g. T12)3.5 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(a) (4)all categories1st February 2024
2.5Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25,000 h)5 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(a) (5)all categories1st February 2024
3Mercury in other fluorescent lamps:
3.1Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9)15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(b)(3)all categories1st February 2024
3.2From 2nd February 2024, non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9)10 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(b)(3)all categories24th February 2025
3.3Lamps for other general lighting purposes and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps)15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(b)(4)- Iall categories24th February 2025
3.4Lamps emitting mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(b)(4)- IIall categories24th February 2027
3.5Emergency lamps15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 2(b)(4)- IIIall categories24th February 2027
4Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes used in EEE placed on the market before 24th February 2022:
4.1Short length (≤ 500 mm)3.5 mg per lampAnnex 3, 3(a)all categories24th February 2025
4.2Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1500 mm)5 mg per lampAnnex 3, 3(b)all categories24th February 2025
4.3Long length (> 1500 mm)13 mg per lampAnnex 3, 3(c)all categories24th February 2025
5Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps:
5.1Mercury in low pressure non-phosphor coated discharge lamps, where the application requires the main range of the lamp-spectral output to be in the ultraviolet spectrum15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 4(a)- Iall categories24th February 2027
5.2Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps15 mg per lampAnnex 3, 4(a)all categories1st February 2024
6Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting:
6.1Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 80: P ≤ 105 W16 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(b)all categories24th February 2027
6.2Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P ≤ 155 W30 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(b)- Iall categories1st February 2024
6.3Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: 155 W < P ≤ 405 W40 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(b)- IIall categories1st February 2024
6.4Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P > 405 W40 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(b)- IIIall categories1st February 2024
7Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes:
7.1P ≤ 155 W20 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(c)- Iall categories24th February 2027
7.2155 W < P ≤ 405 W25 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(c)-IIall categories24th February 2027
7.3P > 405 W25 mg per burnerAnnex 3, 4(c)-IIIall categories24th February 2027
8Mercury in metal halide lampsAnnex 3, 4(e)all categories24th February 2027
9Mercury in other discharge lamps:
9.1Mercury in high pressure mercury vapour lamps used in projectors where an output ≥ 200 lumen ANSI is requiredAnnex 3, 4(f)- IIall categories24th February 2027
9.2Mercury in high pressure sodium lamps used for horticulture lightingAnnex 3, 4(f)- IIIall categories24th February 2027
9.3Mercury in lamps emitting light in the ultraviolet spectrumAnnex 3, 4(f)- IVall categories24th February 2027
9.4Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in another entry in this TableAnnex 3, 4(f)-Iall categories24th February 2025.

Rebecca Pow

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

14th June 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend Schedule A2 to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/3032, “the RoHS Regulations”) as they apply in England and Wales and Scotland.

Regulation 2(2) replaces old entries 1 to 9 of Table 1 in Schedule A2 with new entries 1 to 9.4. The amended entries have the effect of renewing or revoking exemptions from the restriction, in regulation 3(1) of the RoHS Regulations, on placing electrical and electronic equipment that contains certain hazardous substances on the market. The exemptions relate to mercury in various types of lighting. For the purposes of regulation 10(8) of the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1647), the determinations which the Secretary of State has made in respect of the exemptions (all of which are “relevant exemptions” as defined in regulation 10(1)(a) of those Regulations) have substantially the same effect as the decisions made by the European Commission in respect of the corresponding exemptions under EU law.

The exemptions that have been renewed are granted for a period ending with the date specified in column 6 of the table included in regulation 2(2) of these Regulations. The exemptions that have been revoked have an expiry date of 1st February 2024, which is one calendar year from the date on which the Secretary of State’s determination to revoke the exemptions was made public. In some cases, the specific conditions of the exemptions have been amended including the allowable levels of mercury. In some cases, the exemptions have been amended so they now apply to all categories of electrical and electronic equipment.

(2)

S.I. 2012/3032, amended by S.I. 2020/1647, 2021/422, 2021/1395 and 2022/622. There are other amending instruments which are not relevant to these Regulations.

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