Article 1
Open ↗Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Source
Commission Delegated Directive 2014/15/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in reused spare parts, recovered from medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014 and used in category 8 equipment placed on the market before 22 July 2021 , provided that reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems, and that the reuse of parts is notified to the consumer Text with EEA relevance
Commission Delegated Directive 2014/15/EU of 18 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in reused spare parts, recovered from medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014 and used in category 8 equipment placed on the market before 22 July 2021 , provided that reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems, and that the reuse of parts is notified to the consumer Text with EEA relevance
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Article 2
Open ↗1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the last day of the sixth month after entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made. 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
Open ↗This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Article 4
Open ↗This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX In Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU the following point 31 is added: ‘31. Lead, cadmium and hexavalent chromium in reused spare parts, recovered from medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014 and used in category 8 equipment placed on the market before 22 July 2021, provided that reuse takes place in auditable closed-loop business-to-business return systems, and that the reuse of parts is notified to the consumer. Expires on 21 July 2021.’
Implementing measures in the Member States
- FranceDécret n°2013-988 du 6 novembre 2013
- United KingdomThe Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012
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Other acts of the same type
Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective productsCouncil Directive 85/347/EEC of 8 July 1985 amending Directive 68/297/EEC on the standardization of provisions regarding the duty-free admission of fuel contained in the fuel tanks of commercial motor vehiclesCouncil Directive 85/350/EEC of 27 June 1985 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Ireland)Council Directive 85/148/EEC of 29 January 1985 amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece)Council Directive 85/1/EEC of 18 December 1984 amending Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurementCommission Directive 85/38/EEC of 14 December 1984 amending Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seedCouncil Directive 84/568/EEC of 27 November 1984 concerning the reciprocal obligations of export credit insurance organizations of the Member States acting on behalf of the State or with its support, or of public departments acting in place of such organizations, in the case of joint guarantees for a contract involving one or more subcontracts in one or more Member States of the European CommunitiesCouncil Directive 84/513/EEC of 23 October 1984 amending Directives 72/159/EEC, 72/160/EEC and 72/161/EEC relating to agricultural structuresCouncil Directive 84/500/EEC of 15 October 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to ceramic articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffsCouncil Directive 84/424/EEC of 3 September 1984 amending Directive 70/157/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehiclesCommission Directive 84/372/EEC of 3 July 1984 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/157/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehiclesCouncil Directive 84/167/EEC of 28 February 1984 amending Directive 75/273/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Italy)
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