The report: “Review in the light of scientific and technical progress of exemptions 8(e), 8(f)(b), 8(g) and 14 and re-evaluation of entry 8(j) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV) (Pack 3)” has amended and been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can also be downloaded here.

In the amendment a translation of the executive summary has been added and the status of the report has been changed to a  "final" report.

The report: “Review in the light of scientific and technical progress of exemptions 8(e), 8(f)(b), 8(g) and 14 and re-evaluation of entry 8(j) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV) (Pack 3)” has been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can also be downloaded here.

The report shall be updated shortly following the translation of the executive summary and thus curently apears as a "draft final" report.

The ELV Consultation on the exemptions Exemption 8(e), Exemption 8(f)(b), Exemption 8(g) and Exemption 14 closed yesterday, 24th of July 2018.

Contributions of stakeholders have been received for the following Exemptions and can be viewed under the exemptions specific page:

Exemption 8(e)

Exemption 8(f)(b)

Exemption 8(g)

Exemption 14

The contributions received shall be made available shortly on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions, at top left, click on "Library").

We would like to thank stakeholders for their participation and for their cooperation in cases where clarifications or additional information may be requested following the revision of the submitted contributions.

Final recommendations and the final report will be published in this News section and registered stakeholders will be informed by e-mail. If you wish to be informed, please register under Registration.

We would like to remind you that the consultation on the exemptions Exemption 8(e), Exemption 8(f)(b), Exemption 8(g) and Exemption 14 shall end tommorow on 24.07.2018.

If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 24.07.2018 at the latest.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible.

We would like to inform you that a new contribution has been submitted to the ELV Stakeholder Consultation concerning:

Exemption 14: “As an anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in motor caravans up to 0,75 weight — % in the cooling solution except where the use of other cooling technologies is practicable (i.e. available on the market for the application in motor caravans) and does not lead to negative environmental, health and/or consumer safety impacts”

It has been posted online and can be viewed under the exemption specific page.

Please note: The consultation on the exemptions Exemption 8(e), Exemption 8(f)(b), Exemption 8(g) and Exemption 14 shall end in two weeks on 24.07.2018.

If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 24.07.2018 at the latest.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible.

The ELV Consultation on Exemption 8(j) closed yesterday, 26th of June 2018.

Contributions of three stakeholders have been received for Exemption 8(j) and can be viewed under the exemptions specific page:

Exemption 8(j)

We would like to thank stakeholders for their participation and for their cooperation in cases where clarifications or additional information may be requested.

The consultation on Exemption 8(e), Exemption 8(f)(b), Exemption 8(g), and Exemption 14 has been extended by an additional 4 weeks to allow stakeholders additional time to prepare and submit their contributions. This consultation shall end on 24.07.2018.

The recent ELV stakeholder consultation, launched at the end of May, was scheduled to end on 26.06.2018.

To ensure that stakeholders have sufficient time for their contributions, the consultation time will be extended for four of the exemptions:

The consultation on Exemption 8(e), Exemption 8(f)(b), Exemption 8(g), and Exemption 14 has been extended by an additional 4 weeks to allow stakeholders additional time to prepare and submit their contributions. This consultation shall end on 24.07.2018.

The consultation on Exemption 8(j) shall end as originally planned on 26.06.2018. The tight timeframe is related to the need to finalise the re-evaluation and possible amendment of the exemption prior to its specified expiration date.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible.

A new ELV stakeholder consultation is online!

An online stakeholder consultation starts today 29 May 2018 and will run 4 weeks until 26 June 2018. It covers the renewal of 5 ELV exemptions. Please find all corresponding information in the Consultationtypo3/#_msocom_1 section.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible. Non-confidential information submitted during the consultation will be posted on the EU CIRCABC websitetypo3/#_msocom_2  (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions Evaluation, at top left, click on "Library").

A new ELV project for the evaluation of exemptions listed in Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV), has started.

In the course of the project, the renewal of 5 exemptions will be evaluated.For additional details please see the project description and the technical specifications.

The consultation will start shortly. Stakeholders that have registered will be informed about the launch of the consultation (c.f. Registration)

The report: “8th Adaptation to scientific and technical progress of exemptions 2(c), 3 and 5 of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV)” has been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can also be downloaded here.

An amended version of the report: "7th Adaption to Scientific and Technical Progress of Exemptions 8(e), 8(f), 8(g), 8(h), 8(j) and 10(d) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV)" was published today. 

Amendments have been made with regards to exemption 8(f): The transition period and the reference to the type approval of vehicles were neglected in the exemption wording recommended in the previous report (dated 14/01/2015) and therefore had to be added to give industry  a transition period to respond to the new, restricted exemption scope. In agreement with the stakeholders, the following new wording and transition period is now proposed for exemption 8(f):

The transition period until end of December 2016 should leave sufficient time for industry to adapt to the new exemption scope without postponing the restriction of avoidable lead use more than necessary.

Amendments of the report concern section 5.3.2 Conclusions and 5.4 Recommendation. The amended version has been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can be also downloaded  here.

Edditorial adaptations have been made in Section 8.3.1.1 of the report: “7th Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress of Exemptions 8(e), 8(f), 8(g), 8(h), 8(j) and 10(d) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV)”.

An amended version has thus been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can also be downloaded here.

Documents, from an additional ELV contribution, have been posted on line.

The contribution was made by Olife on 17 Decemeber 2014, regarding ELV Exemption 5 for lead in batteries, however documents were only released as non-confidential on 23.01.2015.

The contributions received have been made available on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions, at top left, click on "Library").

Oeko-Institut has started evaluating the results of the consultation and is in the process of contacting individual stakeholders where further clarifications are needed.

Final recommendations and the final report will be published in this News section and registered stakeholders will be informed by e-mail. If you wish to be informed, please register under Registration.

The ELV Stakeholder consultation concerning the review of three exemptions is closed.

The contributions received have been made available on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions, at top left, click on "Library").

A general contribution regarding all three exemptions has been made by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA et al.

Specific contributions were made concerning the following exemptions:

Exemption 2(c): Contributions have been submitted by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA et al.

Exemption 3: Contributions have been submitted by Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd.; and by the associations JAMA and JAPIA; and by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA et al.

Exemption 5: Contributions have  been submitted by A123 Systems, Fraunhofer, LG Chem and Samsung SDI; and by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA et al.

A further contribution is still awaiting confirmation, to clarify if documents can be made public, and may be added shortly.

As a next step, Oeko-Institut will evaluate the results of the consultation and contact individual stakeholders if necessary.

Final recommendations and the final report will be published in this News section and registered stakeholders will be informed by e-mail. If you wish to be informed, please register under Registration.

We would also like to inform you that, due to the X-mas and New Year holidays, emails sent to the ELV mailbox after 22 December 2014 shall not be read before 5 January 2015.

The ELV evaluations team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We would like to inform you that new contributions have been submitted to the ELV Stakeholder Consultation concerning all exemptions under review:

Exemption 2(c): "Aluminium with a lead content up to 0.4 % by weight"

Exemption 3: "Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight"

Exemption 5: Lead and lead compounds in "Batteries"

ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA et al. have submitted contributions concerning all three exemptions;

JAMA and JAPIA have submitted a contribution concerning Ex. 3; and

Mitsubishi Shindoh Co., Ltd. has submitted a contribution concerning Ex. 3;

Please see the exemption web pages for further details.

We kindly encourage you to consider contributing to the evaluation on the renewal of the exemptions, dealt with in this project.

The Consultation will end shortly. If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 17 December 2014 at the latest.

The ELV exemptions stakeholder consultation shall close next week, on the 17th of December 2014.

The consultation covers the following ELV exemptions:

Exemption 2(c): "Aluminium with a lead content up to 0.4 % by weight"

Exemption 3: "Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight"

Exemption 5: "Lead and lead compounds in "Batteries""

As of yet, no contributions have been submitted concerning the exemptions under review.

If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 17 December 2014 at the latest.

We kindly encourage you to consider contributing to the evaluation on the renewal of the exemptions, dealt with in this project.

The report: “7th Adaptation to Scientific and Technical Progress of Exemptions 8(e), 8(f), 8(g), 8(h), 8(j) and 10(d) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV)” has been published on the EU CIRCABC website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV exemptions, at top left, click on "Library" > Reports) and can also be downloaded here.

A new ELV stakeholder consultation is online!

An online stakeholder consultation starts today 24 September 2014 and will run 12 weeks until 17 December 2014. It covers the renewal of 3 ELV exemptions. Please find all corresponding information in the Consultation section.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible. Non-confidential information submitted during the consultation will be posted on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV 2014 Exemptions Review, at top left, click on "Library").

A new ELV project for the evaluation of exemptions listed in Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV), has started.

In the course of the project, the renewal of 3 exemptions will be evaluated.

The consultation will start shortly. Stakeholders that have registered will be informed about the launch of the consultation (c.f. Registration).

On the 9th of May 2014 a final stakeholder meeting is going to be held in Berlin on the exemptions 8(e), 8(f), 8(g), 8(j) of Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV). The respective stakeholders have already been invited.

The ELV Stakeholder consultation concerning the review of 6 exemption requests, is closed. The contributions received have been made available on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions, at top left, click on "Library").

A general contribution regarding all 6 exemptions has been made by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Specific Contributions were made concerning the following requests:

Exemption 8(e): Contributions have been submitted by the DA5 Consurtium and by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Exemption 8(f): A contribution has been submitted by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Exemption 8(g): A contribution has been submitted by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Exemption 8(h): A contribution has been submitted by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Exemption 8(j): Contributions have been submitted by Saint-Gobain Sekurit, by Antaya and by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

Exemption 10(d): A contribution has been submitted by the automotive industry associations ACEA, CLEPA, JAMA, KAMA  et al.

As a next step, Öko-Institut and Fraunhofer IZM will evaluate the results of the consultation and contact individual stakeholders if necessary.

Final recommendations and the final report will be published in this News section and registered stakeholders will be informed by e-mail. If you wish to be informed, please register under Registration.

We would like to inform you that a new contribution has been submitted to the ELV Stakeholder Consultation.

Saint-Gobain Sekurit have submitted a contribution concerning Exemption 8(j):

"Lead in solders for soldering in laminated glazing"  

Please see the Exemption 8(j) web-page for further details.

We kindly encourage you to consider contributing to the evaluation on the renewal of the exemptions, dealt with in this project.

The Consultation will end shortly. If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 04 November 2013 at the latest.

The ELV exemptions stakeholder consultation shall close on the 4th of November.

The consultation covers the following ELV exemptions:

Exemption 8(e): "Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead)"

Exemption 8(f): "Lead in compliant pin connector systems"

Exemption 8(g): "Lead in solders to complete a viable electrical connection between semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages"

Exemption 8(h): "Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies with a chip size of at least 1 cm 2 of projection area and a nominal current density of at least 1 A/mm 2 of silicon chip area"

Exemption 8(j): "Lead in solders for soldering in laminated glazing"

Exemption 10(d): "Lead in the dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors compensatingthe temperature-related deviations of sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems"

As of yet, a contribution has been made by DA5 concerning Exemption 8(e)

 If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 04 November 2013 at the latest.

We kindly encourage you to consider contributing to the evaluation on the renewal of the exemptions, dealt with in this project.

We would like to inform you that a contribution has been made concerning Exemption 8(e) and has been posted on the EU CIRCA website:

https://circabc.europa.eu/ (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV Exemptions, at top left, click on "Library"):

The DA5 Consortium has submitted a contribution concerning exemption 8(e):

"Lead in high melting temperature type solders
(i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead)"

The contribution is also available at the project website under the corresponding request section.

The online stakeholder consultation will end 04 November 2013.

The Consultation covers the renewal of 6 ELV exemptions. Please find all corresponding information in the Consultation section.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible. If you would like to make a contribution please submit it by 04 November 2013 at the latest.

New ELV stakeholder consultation online!

An online stakeholder consultation starts today 09 September 2013 and will run 8 weeks until 04 November 2013. It coverst he Renewal of 6 ELV exemptions. Please find all corresponding information in the Consultation section.

We kindly invite you to participate actively in this exercise in order to allow us to carry out an evaluation on the basis of as much fact-based evidence as possible. Non-confidential information submitted during the consultation will be posted on the EU CIRCA website (Browse categories > European Commission > Environment > ELV 2013 Exemptions Review, at top left, click on "Library").

A new ELV project for the evaluation exemptions listed in Annex II of Directive 2000/53/EC (ELV), has started.

In the course of the project, the renewal of 6 exemptions will be evaluated.

The consultation will start towards Shortly. Stakeholders that have registered will be informed about the launch of the consultation (c.f. Registration).