EU RoHS
February 9, 2023 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.
New Exemption Added to EU RoHS
EU RoHS Annex III amended to include new exemption
On January 26, 2023, the European Commission published an amendment to the EU RoHS directive, adding a new exemption to EU RoHS Annex III.
In Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU, the following entry 9(a)-III is inserted:
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9(a)-III |
Up to 0,7 % hexavalent chromium by weight, used as an anticorrosion agent in the working fluid of the carbon steel sealed circuit of gas absorption heat pumps for space and water heating |
Applies to category 1 and expires on 31 December 2026. |
The European Commission states that after a technical and scientific assessment study on the use of the substance, the Commission has concluded that substitution of hexavalent chromium in the refrigerant solution is currently scientifically and technically impracticable, and other heating technologies eliminating the use of hexavalent chromium in the form of sodium chromate cannot offer equivalent functionality and performance. Therefore, the Commission has granted the request for exemption with respect to electrical and electronic equipment in Annex I, Category 1 of the EU RoHS Directive.
The amendment published in the Official Journal requests that EU Member States adopt and publish this exemption by 31 August 2023, with the provisions applying from 1 September 2023 until the stated expiration date of 31 December 2026.
The publication in the Official Journal can be found here.
EU RoHS Exemptions List available to download
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.
The new exemption will be published to our exemption list once it takes effect in September 2023. You can download the current list of active EU RoHS Exemptions here.