Recital 17

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

(17) The inclusion of materials and components of electrical and electronic equipment should not weaken the environmental and health protection afforded by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7). Pursuant to point 7 of the restriction set out in point 63 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, lead is restricted in articles and their accessible parts with the aim of minimising children’s lead exposure from articles supplied to the general public. Lead in those articles or accessible parts is restricted to not more than 0,05 % by weight if those components may be placed in the mouth of children. To ensure compliance with the protection level established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the approved exemption entries should be marked with a footnote, which further restricts the applications in accordance with point 7 of the restriction set out in point 63 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.

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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.