Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/274 of 13 December 2021 amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for the use of mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps for special purposes (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/274
• Articles: 5

Article 1

Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by 30 September 2022 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

They shall apply those provisions from 1 October 2022.

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

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

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

In Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU, entries 3, 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c) are replaced by the following:

Exemption

Scope and dates of applicability

‘3

Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes used in EEE placed on the market before 24 February 2022 not exceeding (per lamp):

3(a)

Short length (≤ 500 mm): 3,5 mg

Expires on 24 February 2025

3(b)

Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1 500 mm): 5 mg

Expires on 24 February 2025

3(c)

Long length (> 1 500 mm): 13 mg

Expires on 24 February 2025’