The EU has issued a draft revision of the RoHS exemptions for lead and cadmium

On July 8, 2026, the European Union issued a draft revision of the RoHS lead and cadmium-related exemption clauses, proposing amendments to the exemptions for lead and cadmium in Annex III and Annex IV of the EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU). The draft opens a public consultation period from July 8 to August 5, 2026. Companies in the EU market related to lighting fixtures, medical devices, industrial monitoring instruments, optical testing instruments, and various electronic and electrical products are advised to conduct material screening in advance and develop compliance risk mitigation plans.

The proposed revisions are as follows:

1.Annexes III and IV are amended as follows:

Points 5(b), 13(a), 13(b), 13(b)-(I), 13(b)-(II), 13(b)-(III), 18(b), 18(b)-I, 24, 29, 32, and 34 are replaced by the following:

2. Annex IV is amended as follows:

Point 1(b)、4、9、11、12、34 is replaced by the following:

CTT Reminders：
The EU RoHS exemption clause is an essential core content of this directive, and the relevant exemption list is dynamically updated and revised to adapt to current industrial production and various technological application scenarios. CTT suggests that relevant companies continue to pay attention to the follow-up trends of the draft, sort out the RoHS exemption clauses and validity periods applicable to products in advance, and coordinate the supply chain and product compliance layout.

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