文档介绍：L 251/28 EN Official Journal of the European Union
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 September 2010
amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, the Annex to Directive
2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications
containing lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls or
polybrominated diphenyl ethers
(notified under document C(2010) 6403)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/571/EU)
THE MISSION, (5) As a result of the review of the exemptions, for certain
applications containing mercury, partial elimination or
substitution of the use of that substance is scientifically
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European or technically possible. It is therefore appropriate to
Union, reduce the amount of mercury that may be used in
those applications.
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the
(6) As a result of the review of the exemptions, for certain
restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in elec­
applications containing mercury, in the foreseeable future
trical and electronic equipment ( 1), and in particular Article 5(1)
only the partial and gradual elimination or substitution
thereof,
of the use of that substance is