EU RoHS

January 13, 2023 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.

EU RoHS Pack-23 Exemption Recommendations Published

New report published with recommendations on commonly used EU RoHS exemptions

On December 19, 2022, a report summarizing the assessment of EU RoHS exemptions and recommending a course of action for the European Commission to take on those exemptions was published.

Twelve exemptions to Annex III of the EU RoHS Directive, known as Pack-23, were studied under a joint effort by the Fraunhofer-Institute for Reliability and Microintegration (IZM), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and BIO Innovation Services (Bio IS).

The final evaluation report recommends a course of action for the European Commission to take on each of the Pack-23 exemptions, which include commonly used exemptions such 13(a), 13(b), 15, and 15(a).

The European Commission will consider the evaluation report as they make their determination on the EU RoHS exemptions. The eventual European Commission decision may or may not align with the recommendations provided by the Pack-23 evaluation report.

There is currently no expected date for a final decision from the European Commission. For reference, in January 2021, the evaluation report for Pack-22 was published by the Oeko-Institut, and the European Commission has yet to make a decision on those exemptions.

Access the Pack-23 evaluation report here. The twelve exemptions included in the Pack-23 evaluation report are: e 4(f), 8(b), 8(b)(I), 9, 9(a)(II), 13(a), 13(b), 13(b)(I), 13(b)(II), 13(b)(III), 15. 15(a).

EU RoHS Exemptions List available to download

Until a decision is made by the European Commission, any expired exemption that is under review remains in force and is valid to use. But companies should prepare and plan for a time when they can no longer apply such exemptions, as the exemptions could expire as soon as 12 months after the European Commission's exemption review decision if the exemption is not renewed.

GreenSoft Technology maintains a compiled list of the EU RoHS Exemptions in order to perform EU RoHS Data Services for our customers and to keep our GreenData Manager software up-to-date. We also make this list available online to the public for your convenience and reference. You can download the updated EU RoHS Exemptions List here.

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