Recital 4

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/1631 of 12 May 2022 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor cables and wires and lead in their electrical connections (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

(4) On 25 March 2019, the Commission received an application made in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2011/65/EU for an exemption to be listed in Annex IV to that Directive, for the use of lead in bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide superconductor for use in cables and wires and lead in related electrical connections to other EEE components (‘the requested exemption’). Lead-doped BSCCO can be used to create superconducting magnetic circuits for medical devices and monitoring and control instruments.

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