Recital 8

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2363 of 8 September 2025 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead in glass or ceramic components · European Union

(8) The evaluation of the requested exemption renewal concluded that in ceramics, lead provides particular dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, ferroelectric, semiconductor, magnetic properties over a wide use range in terms of temperatures, voltages or frequencies. In glass, lead provides crucial properties such as lowering the melting and softening points, improving workability, machinability, and chemical stability and others.

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