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EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2363 for lead exemption in glass and ceramic components
Directive 2011/65/EU (EU RoHS)European CommissionEU
Announced
Nov 21, 2025
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Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2363 amends Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) to renew the exemption for lead in glass and ceramic components. The exemption covers point 7(c)-I of Annex III, which includes components containing lead in glass or ceramic (other than dielectric ceramic in capacitors), such as piezoelectronic devices or items in a glass or ceramic matrix. Manufacturers using these materials must ensure continued compliance with exemption conditions and monitor for any scope or expiration changes.
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EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2363 for lead exemption in glass and ceramic components
This Commission Delegated Directive amends, for the purpose of adapting to technical and scientific progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (‘the RoHS Directive’) 1 as regards an exemption for lead in ceramics and glass. Annex III to the RoHS Directive lists in point 7
EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2363 for lead exemption in glass and ceramic components
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