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(7) A substitution or elimination of lead is still scientifically and technically impracticable for certain ceramic capacitors due to the lack of reliable substitutes. The exemption does not weaken the environmental and health protection afforded by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). . The exemption for the use of lead in dielectric ceramic in capacitors for a rated voltage of 125 V AC or 250 V DC or higher should therefore be renewed. For reasons of clarity, it should be added in Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU that applications covered by entries 7(c)-I and 7(c)-IV are excluded from entry 7(c)-II.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.