Materials and components

Scope and expiry date of the exemption

Shall be removed with effect from 1 July 2003 at the latest

Lead as an alloying component

1. Steel for machining purposes and galvanised steel containing up to 0.35 percent lead by weight

2a) Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 1.5 percent by weight

1 July 2008

2a) Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0.4 percent by weight

3. Copper alloys containing up to 4 percent lead by weight

4. Lead/bronze bearings and pistons

1 July 2008

Lead and lead compounds in components

5. Batteries

X

6. Lead weights for vibration damping

X

Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in fluid handling and powertrain applications containing maximum 0.5 per cent lead by weight

1 July 2006

>7 b) Binding agents for elastomers in  powertrain applications containing maximum 0.5 per cent lead by weight

8. Solder in electronic circuit boards and in other electrical applications

X1

9. Copper in brake linings containing more than 0.5 percent lead by weight

1 July 2007

X

10. Valve seats

For engine types developed before 1 July 2003: 1 July 2007

11. Electrical components that contain lead in a glass or ceramic matrix compound with the exception of glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs

X2 (for components other than piezos in engines)

12. Pyrotechnic initiators

For vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2006 and new replacement parts when repairing these vehicles

Hexavalent chromium

13 a) Corrosion preventive coatings

1 July 2007

13 b) Corrosion preventive coatings for nuts and bolts for chassis parts

1 July 2008

14. Absorption refrigerators in motor caravans

X

Mercury

15. Discharge lamps and instrument panel displays

X

Cadmium

16. Thick film pastes

1 July 2006

17. Batteries for electrical vehicles

After 31 December 2008 the placing on the market of NiCad batteries shall only be allowed if they are intended as replacement parts for batteries for vehicles put on the market before this date

X

18. Optical components in glass matrices used in driver aid systems

1 July 2007

X

-

A maximum concentration value up to 0.1 percent by weight and per homogeneous material for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury, and up to 0.01 percent by weight per homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated.

-

New replacement parts for vehicles that were already on the market at the date of expiry of an exemption for heavy metals is permitted without limitation, as this use is not covered by the prohibition in section 3-15 of the product regulations. The exemption does not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings, as these components are covered by specific entries.

Parameter1

Unit

Limit2

Criterion

Research octane number (RON)

–

Min.

953

Motor octane number (MON)

-

Min.

855

RVP – summer4

kPa

Max.

70.0

Distillation:

– evaporated at 100°C

% v/v

Min.

46.0

– evaporated at 150 °C

% v/v

Min.

75.0

Hydrocarbons:

– olefines

% v/v

Max.

18.05

– aromatics

% v/v

Max.

35.0

– benzene

% v/v

Max.

1.0

Oxygen content

% m/m

Max.

2.7

Oxygenates:

– methanol, appropriate stabilising agents must be added

% v/v

Max.

3

– ethanol, stabilising agents may be added

% v/v

Max.

5

– iso-propyl alcohol

% v/v

Max.

10

– tert-butyl alcohol

% v/v

Max.

7

– iso-butyl alcohol

% v/v

Max.

10

– ethers containing 5 or more carbon atoms per molecule

% v/v

Max.

15

– other oxygenates6

% v/v

Max.

10

Sulphur content

mg/kg

Max.

10

Lead content

g/l

Max.

0.005

0

Amended by Regulations of 12 May 2005 no. 430, 24 March 2009 no. 351.

1

The test methods shall comply with those specified in NS-EN 228:2004. A different analytical method can be used if it gives the same accuracy and the same level of precision as the analytical method it replaces.

2

The values quoted in the specification are ”true values”. The terms and conditions of ISO 4259 «Petroleum products – determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test» have been applied for the determination of the limit values, and a minimum difference of 2R over zero (R = reproducibility) has been applied in the determination of a minimum value. The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted on the basis of the criteria described in ISO 4259 (published in 1995).

3

These limit values shall not prevent the introduction on to the market of petrol with lower octane numbers. The research octane number and motor octane number shall be at minimum 91 and 81, respectively.

4

The summer period shall begin no later than 1 June and shall not end before 31 August.

5

With the exception of unleaded regular grade petrol (minimum motor octane number (MON) of  81 / minimum research octane number (RON) of  91), where the maximum olefin content shall be 21.0% v/v.

6

Other mono-alcohols and ethers with a final boiling point no higher than the final boiling point laid down in NS-EN 228:2004.

Parameter1

Unit

Limit2

Criterion

Cetane number

-

Min.

51.0

Density at 15°C

kg/m3

Max.

845

Distillation:

– 95% boiling point

°C

Max.

360

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)

% m/m

Max.

11

Sulphur content

mg/kg

Max.

10

0

Amended by Regulations of 12 May 2005 no. 430, 24 March 2009 no. 351.

1

The test methods shall comply with those specified in NS-EN 590:2004. A different analytical method can be used if it gives the same accuracy and the same level of precision as the analytical method it replaces.

2

The values quoted in the specification are ”true values”. The terms and conditions of ISO 4259 «Petroleum products – determination and application of precision data in relation to methods of test» have been applied for the determination of the limit values, and a minimum difference of 2R over zero (R = reproducibility) has been applied in the determination of a minimum value. The results of individual measurements shall be interpreted on the basis of the criteria described in ISO 4259 (published in 1995).

1.

Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps, up to 5mg per lamp.

2.

Mercury in fluorescent tubes for general purposes that contain

-

Halophosphate, up to 10mg of mercury per lamp

-

Triphosphate of normal lifetime, up to 5mg of mercury per lamp

-

Triphosphate of long lifetime, up to 8 mg of mercury per lamp

3.

Mercury in fluorescent tubes for special purposes. 

4.

Mercury in other lamps not specially mentioned in this appendix.

5.

Lead in the glass in cathode ray tubes, electronic components and fluorescent tubes.

6.

Lead as an alloy element: in steel maximum 0.35 per cent lead by weight, in aluminium maximum 0.4 per cent lead by weight and in copper alloys maximum 4 per cent lead by weight.

7.

-

Lead in solder material with a high melting point (i.e. lead alloys with 85 per cent or more lead by weight)

-

Lead in solder material for servers, storage systems and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission and network management for telecommunications

-

Lead in electronic ceramic components (e.g. piezoelectric components).

8.

Cadmium and cadmium compounds in electrical contacts and cadmium plating except for applications that are prohibited in accordance with directive 91/338/EEC regarding amendment of the limitation directive 76/769/EEC.

9.

Hexavalent chromium for corrosion protection of carbon steel cooling systems in absorption refrigerators.

9b.

Lead in lead-bronze bearing liners and bushes.

11.

Lead in press fit contacts (compliant pins).

12.

Lead in C ring coatings in heat conductive modules.

13.

Lead and cadmium in optical glass and filter glass.

14.

Lead in solder material with more than 2 elements and 80 to 85 percent lead by weight, for soldering between contacts and microprocessors.

15.

Lead in solder material between semi-conductor chips and substrate in integral flip-chip circuits.

16.

Lead in tube shaped incandescent lamps with silicate coated glass.

17.

Lead halogenides in high intensity discharge (HID) lamps for professional reprography.

18.

Lead as activator in illumination powder (maximum 1 per cent by weight) in discharge lamps that contain for example BSP (BaSi2 O5 :Pb) for solaria, as well as in special lamps for photocopying, reprography, lithography, insect traps, photochemical processes and hardening processes that contain for example SMS ((Sr,Ba)2 MgSi2 O7 :Pb).

19.

Lead in special compounds such as PbBiSn-Hg and PbInSn-Hg as main amalgam and PbSn-Hg as auxiliary amalgam in compact fluorescent lamps.

20.

Lead oxide in glass for glass soldering of front and back plates in fluorescent lamps in liquid crystal displays (LCD).

21.

Lead and cadmium in enamel printing dyes for borosilicate glass. 

22.

Lead as impurity in RIG (rare earth iron garnet) Faraday rotators in fibre optic communications systems.

23.

Lead as a surface treatment in fine pitch components, except units with a pitch of maximum 0.65 mm with NiFe frames and lead  as a surface treatment in fine pitch components, except units with a pitch of maximum 0.65 mm with copper frames.

24.

Lead in solder materials for soldering disc shaped and flat ceramic multi layer condensers in through holes.

25.

Lead oxide in plasma (PDE) screens and SED (surface conduction surface electron emitter display) screens, special dielectric layers in front and rear glasses, bus electrodes, address electrodes, black stripes, barrier ribs, seal frit and frit rings and pressure paste.

26.

Lead oxide in the glass of Black Light Blue (BLB) fluorescent tubes.

27.

Lead in solder material in transducers in high output loudspeakers (constructed for use for several hours with an acoustic sound pressure level above 125 dB SPL).

29.

Lead that is fixed in crystal glass as defined in Appendix I (categories 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Council directive 69/943/EEC (1).

30.

Cadmium in solder material in electrical/mechanical connections to electrical conductors directly on the speaker coil of transducers for high output loudspeakers with a sound pressure level of 100 dB (A) or higher.

31.

Lead in solder material in mercury-free, flat fluorescent tubes (for example for use in screens with liquid crystals or design or industrial lighting).

32.

Lead oxide in seal frit for fixing windows to argon and krypton laser tubes. 

b)

So that the manufacturer can be easily identified.

0

Appendix V added by Regulations of 24 January 2005 no. 46. Amended by Regulations of 27 June 2006 no. 708, 6 June 2008 no. 577, 16 December 2009 no. 1717 (in force from 1 January 2010).

0

Appendix VI repealed by Regulations of 13 December 2007 no. 1413 (in force from 1 January 2008).

0

Appendix VI A added by Regulations of 13 December 2007 no. 1413 (in force from 1 January 2008).

0

Appendix VI B added by Regulations of 13 December 2007 no. 1413 (in force from 1 January 2008).

1.

Sections 3-20 to 3-22 cover paints and varnishes in the subcategories indicated in point 1.1. Aerosols are not included. The subcategories are coatings applied to buildings, their trim and fittings, and associated structures for decorative, functional and protective purposes.

1.1.

Subcategories

a)

Matt paints for interior walls and ceilings: paints designed for application to indoor walls and ceilings with a degree of gloss < 25@60°. 

b)

Gloss paints for interior walls and ceilings: paints designed for application to indoor walls and ceilings with a degree of gloss > 25@60°. 

c)

Paints for exterior mineral surfaces: paints designed for application to outdoor walls of masonry, brick or stucco.

d)

Paints for interior/exterior wood, metal or plastic: paints designed for application to trim and cladding that produce an opaque film. These paints are designed for either a wood, metal or a plastic substrate. This subcategory includes undercoats with no special properties and intermediate paints.

e)

Paints, varnishes and woodstains for interior/exterior treatment of wood, metal and plastic:  transparent or semi-transparent paints designed for decoration and protection of wood, metal and plastics. This subcategory includes opaque woodstains. Opaque woodstains means stain producing an opaque film for the decoration and protection of wood against weathering, cf. the definition in EN 927-1, within the semi-stable category.

f)

Minimal build woodstains:  woodstains that have a mean thickness of less than 5 µm when tested according to ISO 2808: 1997, method 5A cf. EN 927-1:1996.

g)

Primer: primers with sealing and/or blocking properties designed for use as a primer on wood, walls or ceilings.

h)

Binding primer: products designed to stabilise loose substrate particles or impart hydrophobic properties and/or protect wood against blue stain (fungal attack).

i)

One-pack performance paints: surfacing products based on film-forming material. They are designed for applications requiring a special performance, such as primer and topcoats for plastics, primers for ferrous substrates, primers for reactive metals such as zinc and aluminium, anticorrosion finishes, floor surfacing agents, including for wood and cement floors, products with graffiti-resistant and flame-retardant properties, and products that have to meet hygiene standards in the food or drink industry or health services.

j)

Two-pack performance paints:  paints for the same applications as one-pack performance paints, but with a second component (e.g. tertiary amines) added prior to application.

k)

Multicoloured paints: paints designed to give a two-tone or multiple-colour effect directly from the primary application.

l)

Decorative effect paints:  paints designed to give special aesthetic effects over specially prepared pre-painted substrates or base coats that are subsequently treated with various tools during the drying period.

2.

Sections 3-20 to 3-22 cover vehicle refinishing products listed in the subcategories given in point 2.1. The products are used for surface treatment carried out as part of the repair, conservation or decoration of road vehicles, or parts of them, outside of manufacturing installations, cf. the Motor Vehicle Regulations, cf. Directive 70/156/EEC.

2.1.

Subcategories

a)

Preparatory and cleaning products: Products designed to remove old paint layers and rust, mechanically or chemically or to give a key for new paint layers.

i)

preparatory products: Wash thinners (a product designed for cleaning sprayguns and other equipment), paint/varnish removers, degreasing agents (including anti static products for plastic) and silicon removers.

ii)

Cleaning products: Products for removing surface contamination when preparing for and before applying covering layers.

b)

Filler: Material designed to be applied to fill deep surface damage before applying primer.

c)

Primers: Paint products designed to be applied to clean metal or existing primed surfaces to give corrosion protection or to fill small irregularities.

i)

primer: paint product designed to be applied before top coats for the purpose of corrosion proofing, to give a key for top coats and to promote the formation of an even surface by filling minor irregularities in the surface.

ii)

general metal primer: paint product designed to be applied as a primer, for example to promote adhesion for, for example, sealer, base coat, plastic primer, wet-in-wet, non-sanding filler and spray filler.

iii)

wash primer: paint product containing at least 0.5 per cent phosphoric acid by weight, designed to be applied directly to clean metal to give corrosion proofing and a key, as well as primer used as a basis for welding and caustic solutions for galvanised and zinc surfaces.

d)

Top coat: pigmented paint designed to be applied as one or more layers, to give sheen and durability. This covers all products used, such as base coat and clear coat for example.

i)

base coat: pigmented paint product designed to give colour and optical effect, but not sheen or surface durability.

ii)

clear coat: transparent paint product designed to give the paint layers a final sheen and durability.

e)

Special paints: top coat products with special properties, such as for example metallic or mother-of-pearl effects in a single layer, opaque and clear layers (e.g. scratch resistant and fluorinated clear coat), reflective base coat, structural paint (e.g. hammer finish), antislip paint, underseal, stone-chip protective paint, interior paint and aerosols.

Subcategory of products

Type**

Phase I VOC g/l* from 1.1.2007

Phase II VOC g/l* from 1.1.2010

a

Matt paints for  walls and ceilings (gloss < 25@60°)

WS
SB

75
400

30
30

b

Gloss paints for  walls and ceilings (gloss > 25@60°)

WS
SB

150
400

100
100

c

Paints for exterior mineral surfaces

WS
SB

75
450

40
430

d

Paints for interior/exterior wood, metal or plastic

WS
SB

150
400

130
300

e

Paints, varnishes and woodstains for interior/exterior treatment of wood, metal and plastic 

WS
SB

150
500

130
400

f

Minimal build woodstains  

WS
SB

150
700

130
700

g

Primer

WS
SB

50
450

30
350

h

Binding primer

WS
SB

50
750

30
750

i

One-pack performance paints

WS
SB

140
600

140
500

j

Two-pack performance paints 

WS
SB

140
550

140
500

k

Multicoloured paints

WS
SB

150
400

100
100

l

Decorative effect paints  

WS
SB

300
500

200
200

*

g/l ready-to-use product. For paints and varnishing products that need to have solvents or components containing solvents added to make them ready for use, the limits apply to the product when ready to use.

**

(WS) = water soluble paint, i.e. a paint or agent where the viscosity is adjusted with water. (SB) = solvent based paint, i.e. a paint or agent where the viscosity is adjusted with organic solvents.

Product category

Surface treatment agent

VOC g/l* from 1.1.2007

a

Preparatory and cleaning products

Preparatory product
Cleaning product

850
200

b

Filler

All types

250

c

Primers

Primer and general metal primer
Wash-primer

540
780

d

Top coat

All types

420

e

Special paints

All types

840

*

ready-to-use product. With the exception of category a, any water content in the ready-to-use product shall be ignored. For paints and varnishing products that need to have solvents or components containing solvents added to make them ready for use, the limits apply to the product when ready to use.

Testing

Parameter

Unit of measurement

Method

When published

VOC content

g/l

ISO 11890-2

2002

VOC content when reactive thinners are present

g/l

ASTMD 2369

2003

0

Added by Regulations of 26 October 2005 no. 1272. Amended by Regulations of 6 March 2006 no. 295 (previously Appendix VI).