A new RoHS project (Pack 28) for the assessment of six exemption request has started.
The study covers five exemptions for renewal and one for revocation:
| Relevant Exemption | Type of request | Applicant(s) | |
| Annex III n. 2(b)(4)-I | Lamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps): 15 mg [Hg] | Renewal | Lighting Europe, NARVA |
| Annex III n. 4(f)-I | Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in this Annex | Renewal | Lighting Europe |
| Annex III n. 45 | Lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange lead (lead tetroxide), lead dioxide in electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use and barium chromate in long time pyrotechnic delay charges of electric initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use | Renewal | Austin Powder, Dyno Nobel, Etienne-Lacroix |
| Annex IV n. 14 | Lead in single crystal piezoelectric materials for ultrasonic transducers | Revocation | Butterfly |
| Annex IV n. 42 | Mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems capable of high operating frequency (> 50 MHz) modes of operation | Renewal | ACIST Medical Systems |
| Annex IV n. 49 | Mercury in melt pressure transducers for capillary rheometers at temperatures over 300 °C and pressures over 1000 bar | Renewal | Netzsch |
A stakeholder consultation is scheduled to begin on June 2, 2025, last 8 weeks and end on July 27, 2025.
The applications are currently being checked for completeness and will be available on this website shortly.
Stakeholders that have registered will be informed about the consultation. Stakeholders can register under Registration in order to regularly receive information on project progress and in order to be involved in the evaluation.