Recital 9

(9) ‘On-chip’ configuration can also result in less cadmium per device, in particular for liquid crystal displays, compared to ‘on-surface’ configurations, which uses less than 0,01 % by weight of cadmium in homogenous material. Due to greater energy efficiency and lower use of total cadmium, the environmental benefits outweigh the total negative environmental, health and consumer safety impacts caused by a substitution of cadmium. The limited scope of the exemption sought in the applications, in the form of a maximum concentration of cadmium per device, would ensure that less cadmium is placed on the market than under the current exemption. The condition set out in Article 5(1), point (a), third indent, of Directive 2011/65/EU is therefore fulfilled.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.