RoHS Regulations Exemptions

4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption for lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous powered ices — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption for lead solder in control units of combustion engines — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Use of helium cadmium lasers in Raman spectroscopy — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for mercury in discharge lamps for special purposes — consultation closed

Consultation on an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations to use mercury in discharge lamps for special purposes.

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for use of lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuelled internal combustion engines — consultation closed

Consultation for an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for lead use in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuelled internal combustion engines.

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for use of helium cadmium lasers in Raman spectroscopy — consultation closed

Exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for cadmium in helium lasers for Raman spectroscopy

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4 May 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for lead solder in combustion engine control units — consultation closed

Consultation on an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for lead solder in control units of combustion engines.

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption for lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous powered ices — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption for lead solder in control units of combustion engines — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Use of helium cadmium lasers in Raman spectroscopy — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for mercury in discharge lamps for special purposes — consultation opened

Consultation on an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations to use mercury in discharge lamps for special purposes.

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for use of lead in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuelled internal combustion engines — consultation opened

Consultation for an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for lead use in bearings and bushes of diesel or gaseous fuelled internal combustion engines.

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for use of helium cadmium lasers in Raman spectroscopy — consultation opened

Exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for cadmium in helium lasers for Raman spectroscopy

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10 Mar 2025 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Exemption under RoHS regulations for lead solder in combustion engine control units — consultation opened

Consultation on an exemption renewal under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulations for lead solder in control units of combustion engines.

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14 Oct 2024 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

EM about EU directive 2011/65/EU (the RoHS Directive) (C(24)1573)

The government's summary of an amendment to the RoHS directive concerning the use of cadmium on LED semiconductor chips.

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10 May 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Glass frit binder for assembly of gas lasers: exemption for lead — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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10 May 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sun tanning lamps: exemption for lead as the activator — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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10 May 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps: exemption for lead and cadmium — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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10 May 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Industrial monitoring and control instruments: exemption for cadmium anodes in Hersch cells — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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15 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Atomic absorption spectroscopy lamps: exemption for lead and cadmium — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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15 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Glass frit binder for assembly of gas lasers: exemption for lead — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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15 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Industrial monitoring and control instruments: exemption for cadmium anodes in Hersch cells — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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15 Mar 2024 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sun tanning lamps: exemption for lead as the activator — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (the RoHS regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), with a view to contributing to the protection …

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18 Jan 2024 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

EM on amendment to EU directive 2011/65 (C(2023)7088)

The government's summary of an amendment to EU directive 2011/65 concerning the use of cadmium and lead in certain window and door products.

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8 Aug 2023 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

EM on amendment to EU regulation 2011/65 (C(2023)2830)

The government's summary of an amendment to EU regulation 2011/65 concerning the use of mercury in electrical equipment.

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7 Mar 2023 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

The use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes — outcome published

Seeking your views on an application to exempt the use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes from the RoHS Regulations.

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14 Dec 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

The use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes — consultation closed

Seeking your views on an application to exempt the use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes from the RoHS Regulations.

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2 Nov 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

The use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes — consultation opened

Seeking your views on an application to exempt the use of lead and cadmium in ion selective electrodes from the RoHS Regulations.

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13 Oct 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fees for processing applications for exemptions from RoHS regulations — outcome published

Seeking your views on proposals to charge for processing applications for exemptions from the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations.

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26 Aug 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fees for processing applications for exemptions from RoHS regulations — consultation closed

Seeking your views on proposals to charge for processing applications for exemptions from the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations.

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26 Aug 2022 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on charging fees for applications for exemptions to the Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regime — consultation closed

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS Regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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15 Jul 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fees for processing applications for exemptions from RoHS regulations — consultation opened

Seeking your views on proposals to charge for processing applications for exemptions from the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations.

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15 Jul 2022 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on charging fees for applications for exemptions to the Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regime — consultation opened

The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012 (RoHS Regulations) restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with a view to contributing to the protection of …

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22 Jun 2022 | Policy paper Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

EM on an amendment to EU regulation 2011/65 (C(2022)3041)

The Government's summary of an amendment to EU regulation 2011/65 concerning the use of lead in certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices.

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11 Jan 2022 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Restriction of phthalates medical devices, monitoring and control instruments — outcome published

Seeking views on extending the restrictions on the use of 4 phthalates in medical devices, monitoring and control equipment in Great Britain.

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21 Oct 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Restriction of phthalates medical devices, monitoring and control instruments — consultation closed

Seeking views on extending the restrictions on the use of 4 phthalates in medical devices, monitoring and control equipment in Great Britain.

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12 Oct 2021 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on amendments to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment — consultation closed

This online survey is asking for views on a proposed restriction on the use of four phthalates in the manufacture of medical devices and monitoring and control equipment. This restriction is in the interests of public health and environmental protection. …

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14 Sep 2021 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Restriction of phthalates medical devices, monitoring and control instruments — consultation opened

Seeking views on extending the restrictions on the use of 4 phthalates in medical devices, monitoring and control equipment in Great Britain.

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14 Sep 2021 | Consultation (closed) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Consultation on amendments to the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment — consultation opened

This online survey is asking for views on a proposed restriction on the use of four phthalates in the manufacture of medical devices and monitoring and control equipment. This restriction is in the interests of public health and environmental protection. …

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22 Mar 2019 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Marine licensing: proposed changes to exemptions — outcome published

Seeking views on proposed changes to marine licensing exemptions.

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14 Dec 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Marine licensing: proposed changes to exemptions — consultation closed

Seeking views on proposed changes to marine licensing exemptions.

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2 Nov 2018 | Consultation outcome Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Marine licensing: proposed changes to exemptions — consultation opened

Seeking views on proposed changes to marine licensing exemptions.

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