Commercial Information Circular

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

11 March 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 204/2020

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to the Directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 140/2019 dated 19 February 2019, the European Commission has adopted five Directives to amend Annexes III and IV to Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment regarding exemptions for lead, hexavalent chromium, and the use of cadmium. Details are set out in Commission Delegated Directives 2020/360 - 2020/361 and 2020/364 - 2020/366, which can be accessed through the following links:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020L0360&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020L0361&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020L0364&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020L0365&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020L0366&from=EN.

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.