Decision 2006/692 - 2006/692/EC: Commission Decision of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium (notified under document number C(2006) 4791)

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Current status

This decision was in effect from October 12, 2006 until January  3, 2013.

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Key information

official title

2006/692/EC: Commission Decision of 12 October 2006 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium (notified under document number C(2006) 4791)
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2006/692
CELEX number i 32006D0692

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Key dates

Document 12-10-2006
Publication in Official Journal 14-10-2006; Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 054,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 054,OJ L 142M , 5.6.2007,OJ L 283, 14.10.2006
Effect 12-10-2006; Entry into force Date notif.
End of validity 03-01-2013; Repealed by 32011L0065
Notification 12-10-2006

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Legislative text

14.10.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 283/50
 

COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 October 2006

amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications of hexavalent chromium

(notified under document number C(2006) 4791)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/692/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

 

(1)

Directive 2002/95/EC requires the Commission to evaluate certain hazardous substances prohibited pursuant to Article 4(1) of that Directive.
 

(2)

Certain materials and components containing hexavalent chromium should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of this hazardous substance in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable, or because the negative environmental, health or consumer safety impacts caused by substitution are likely to outweigh the environmental, health or consumer safety benefits thereof. The exemption is granted on the basis of the results of a review process carried out by technical experts taking into account available evidence from studies, stakeholders and other scientific/technical sources. This review concluded that the elimination or substitution of the substance is still technically or scientifically impracticable until 1 July 2007. A similar exemption is provided in Directive 2000/53/EC on End of Life Vehicles.
 

(3)

Some exemptions from the prohibition for certain specific materials or components should be limited in their scope, in order to achieve a gradual phase-out of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, given that the use of those substances in such applications will become avoidable.
 

(4)

Pursuant to Article 5(1)(c) of Directive 2002/95/EC each exemption listed in the Annex must be subject to a review at least every four years or four years after an item is added to the list.
 

(5)

Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
 

(6)

Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
 

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC the following point 28 is added:

 

‘28.

Hexavalent chromium in corrosion preventive coatings of unpainted metal sheetings and fasteners used for corrosion protection and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding in equipment falling under category three of Directive 2002/96/EC (IT and telecommunications equipment). Exemption granted until 1 July 2007.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2006.

For the Commission

Stavros DIMAS

Member of the Commission

 
 

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