Recital 11

Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2364 of 8 September 2025 amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead as an alloying element in steel, aluminium and copper · European Union

(11) In order to provide sufficient time to substitute lead in steel and to avoid negative impacts, which outweigh the benefits of a substitution, it is appropriate to grant a short-term validity period for those applications, in accordance with Article 5(2), first subparagraph, of Directive 2011/65/EU. As regards points 6(a), 6(a)-I and 6(a)-II of Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU, it is appropriate to set one expiry date for all categories listed in Annex I of that Directive.

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