Article 1
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out...
Article 2
(1) Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations...
Article 3
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day...
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEX
In Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU point 12 is replaced...
Lead and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits...
Commission Delegated Directive 2014/9/EU
of 18 October 2013
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead and cadmium in metallic bonds creating superconducting magnetic circuits in MRI, SQUID, NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) or FTMS (Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer) detectors
(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 , and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead and of cadmium in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2)
The existing exemption No 12 only covers MRI and SQUID detectors but an exemption is needed also for sub-category 9 industrial applications.
(3)
The substitution or elimination of lead and cadmium is currently not possible in MRI, SQUID, NMR and FTMS detectors.
(4)
Time is required for reliability testing and qualification of alternative solutions.
(5)
Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 88.