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"One exemption that will expire on July 21, 2016 that some electronics manufacturers need to be aware of is 7(b):
Lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems, network infrastructure equipment for switching, signaling, transmission, and network management for telecommunications
This will expire on July 21, 2016 (as will some others). Any equipment placed on the market on July 22, 2016 or later in the European Union or any European Free Trade Association country (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) must not be dependent on this exemption in order to comply with the RoHS Directive substance restriction requirements. Note that “placed on the market” has a very specific meaning. If you do not know what that is, read section 2.3 of the recently revised Blue Guide.
But an application to renew exemption 7(c)-1 (“Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other than dielectric ceramic in capacitors, e.g. piezoelectronic devices, or in a glass or ceramic matrix compound”) was submitted before the deadline (and was not pulled, as was the application to renew 7(b)). Article 5, paragraph 5 of the RoHS Directive says:
The Commission shall decide on an application for renewal of an exemption no later than 6 months before the expiry date of the existing exemption unless specific circumstances justify other deadlines. The existing exemption shall remain valid until a decision on the renewal application is taken by the Commission.
Three important things to understand about this paragraph are:
AccuTest®, PhaseMaster®, and Storm Flex® are registered trademarks of Storm Products
Conformable® cable is a registered trademark of Belden
Flexiform® cable is a registered trademark of Habia Cable
GPO® GPPO® and G3PO® connectors are registered trademarks of Corning Gilbert
GrooveTube® is a registered trademark of MegaPhase
K Connectors® and V Connectors® are registered trademarks of Anritsu
LMR®, PhaseTrack®, Tflex® cables are registered trademarks of Times Microwave
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Microbend® and Minibend® cables are registered trademarks of Astrolab
TF4™ dielectric is a trademark of Times Microwave
PhaseFlex® is a registered trademark of Gore
M-flex®, Utiflex®, and Utiform® cables are registered trademarks of Micro-coax
SemiFlex® cable is a registered trademark of Carlisle IT
Sucoform® cable is a registered trademarks of Huber+Suhner
VITA 67 is a designation created and maintained by VITA
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