4th June, 2009: 2009/428/EC – amendment on the exemption for an application of lead as impurity in RIG Faraday rotators used for fibre optic communication systems

In the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC, point 22 is replaced by the following:
“22. Lead as impurity in RIG (rare earth iron garnet) Faraday rotators used for fibre optic communication systems until 31 December 2009.”

10th June, 2009: 2009/443/EC – new exemptions for applications of lead, cadmium and mercury

33.  Lead in solders for soldering of thin copper wires of 100 μm diameter and less in power transformers.

34.  Lead in cermet-based trimmer potentiometer elements.

35.  Cadmium in photoresistors for optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment until 31 December 2009.

36.  Mercury used as a cathode sputtering inhibitor in DC plasma displays with a content up to 30 mg per display until 1 July 2010.

37.  Lead in the plating layer of high voltage diodes on the basis of zinc borate glass body.

38.  Cadmium and cadmium oxide in thick film pastes used on aluminum bonded beryllium oxide.