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EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2364 for lead alloying element exemption in RoHS
Directive 2011/65/EU (EU RoHS)European CommissionEU
Announced
Sep 8, 2025
Description
Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2364 of 8 September 2025 amends Directive 2011/65/EU regarding an exemption for lead as an alloying element in steel, aluminium and copper used in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). This delegated directive updates the RoHS exemption framework for lead-containing alloys, which manufacturers rely on for certain applications where substitution is not yet technically feasible. Companies using these materials should review the updated exemption terms and expiry dates.
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EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2364 for lead alloying element exemption in RoHS
The exemptions under assessment concerns lead as an alloying element in steel, aluminium and copper, which are used in the manufacture of EEE. EuroVoc thesaurus
EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2364 for lead alloying element exemption in RoHS
| ►M87 | COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2025/2363 of 8 September 2025 | L 2363 | 1 | 21.11.2025 | | ►M88 | COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2025/2364 of 8 September 2025 | L 2364 | 1 | 21.11.2025 | [...] ▼M57 37. Lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements where at least one of the following conditions applies: wide-range measurements with a conductivity range covering more than
EU adopts Delegated Directive 2025/2364 for lead alloying element exemption in RoHS
) This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website EU law EU case-law Official Journal National law and case-law Information Document 32025L2364 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 Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/2