EU consultation of RoHS exemptions
Stakeholder consultation on exemptions from the substance restrictions in the RoHS Directive.

The European Commission is currently undertaking a relating to three exemptions associated with the RoHS Directive, which is enforced by the National Measurement and Regulation Office (NMRO) in the UK. The exemption requests are:
- 17a 鈥渓ead in glass of electronic components and fluorescent tubes, or in electronic ceramic parts (including dielectric ceramic capacitors) used in industrial monitoring & control instruments (only sub-category 9 industrial)鈥�, exemption to expire in 2024
- 18a 鈥渓ead used in compliant pin connector systems for use in industrial monitoring and control instruments (only sub-category 9 industrial)鈥�, exemption to expire in 2024
- 20a 鈥渕ercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL) for back-lighting liquid crystal displays not exceeding 5 mg per lamp used in industrial monitoring and control instruments (only sub-category 9 industrial)鈥�
The three requests were part of a previous project. A stakeholder consultation is necessary to allow review of changes to wording and new information, before revaluation of the requests.
There is also a , which stakeholders are invited to contribute to.