Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 658
Environmental Protection
The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
14th June 2023
Laid before Parliament
15th June 2023
Coming into force
17th July 2023
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by regulation 5(1) of the Hazardous Substances and Packaging (Legislative Functions and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (“ the Regulations ”)( 1 ).
By virtue of regulation 10(8) of the Regulations, the Secretary of State has treated the requirements in regulation 5(2) to (5) of the Regulations as satisfied.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 17th July 2023.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Amendment of the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012
2. —(1) The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2012( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule A2, in Table 1, for entries 1 to 9 substitute—
| “ 1 | Mercury in single capped (compact) fluorescent lamps: | ||||
| 1.1 | For general lighting purposes < 30 W | 2.5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(a) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.2 | For general lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W | 3.5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(b) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.3 | For general lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W | 5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(c) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.4 | For general lighting purposes ≥ 150 W | 15 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(d) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.5 | For general lighting purposes with circular or square structural shape and tube diameter ≤ 17 mm | 5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(e) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.6 | For general lighting purposes < 30 W with a lifetime ≥ 20,000 h | 3.5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(g) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 1.7 | For special purposes | 5 mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(f)-II | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 1.8 | For lamps designed to emit mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum | 5mg per burner | Annex 3, 1(f)- I | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 2 | Mercury in double-capped linear fluorescent lamps for general lighting purposes: | ||||
| 2.1 | Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2) | 4 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(a)(1) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 2.2 | Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter ≥ 9mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5) | 3 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(a)(2) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 2.3 | Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 17mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8) | 3.5 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(a)(3) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 2.4 | Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime (< 25,000 h) and a tube diameter > 28mm (e.g. T12) | 3.5 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(a) (4) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 2.5 | Tri-band phosphor with long lifetime (≥ 25,000 h) | 5 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(a) (5) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 3 | Mercury in other fluorescent lamps: | ||||
| 3.1 | Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9) | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(b)(3) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 3.2 | From 2nd February 2024, non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9) | 10 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(b)(3) | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 3.3 | Lamps for other general lighting purposes and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps) | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(b)(4)- I | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 3.4 | Lamps emitting mainly light in the ultraviolet spectrum | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(b)(4)- II | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 3.5 | Emergency lamps | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 2(b)(4)- III | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 4 | 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 24th February 2022: | ||||
| 4.1 | Short length (≤ 500 mm) | 3.5 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 3(a) | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 4.2 | Medium length (> 500 mm and ≤ 1500 mm) | 5 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 3(b) | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 4.3 | Long length (> 1500 mm) | 13 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 3(c) | all categories | 24th February 2025 |
| 5 | Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps: | ||||
| 5.1 | Mercury in low pressure non-phosphor coated discharge lamps, where the application requires the main range of the lamp-spectral output to be in the ultraviolet spectrum | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 4(a)- I | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 5.2 | Mercury in other low pressure discharge lamps | 15 mg per lamp | Annex 3, 4(a) | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 6 | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting: | ||||
| 6.1 | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 80: P ≤ 105 W | 16 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(b) | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 6.2 | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P ≤ 155 W | 30 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(b)- I | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 6.3 | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: 155 W < P ≤ 405 W | 40 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(b)- II | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 6.4 | Mercury in High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: P > 405 W | 40 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(b)- III | all categories | 1st February 2024 |
| 7 | Mercury in other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for general lighting purposes: | ||||
| 7.1 | P ≤ 155 W | 20 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(c)- I | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 7.2 | 155 W < P ≤ 405 W | 25 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(c)-II | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 7.3 | P > 405 W | 25 mg per burner | Annex 3, 4(c)-III | all categories | 24th February 2027 |
| 8 | Mercury in metal halide lamps | Annex 3, 4(e) | all categories | 24th February 2027 | |
| 9 | Mercury in other discharge lamps: | ||||
| 9.1 | Mercury in high pressure mercury vapour lamps used in projectors where an output ≥ 200 lumen ANSI is required | Annex 3, 4(f)- II | all categories | 24th February 2027 | |
| 9.2 | Mercury in high pressure sodium lamps used for horticulture lighting | Annex 3, 4(f)- III | all categories | 24th February 2027 | |
| 9.3 | Mercury in lamps emitting light in the ultraviolet spectrum | Annex 3, 4(f)- IV | all categories | 24th February 2027 | |
| 9.4 | Mercury in other discharge lamps for special purposes not specifically mentioned in another entry in this Table | Annex 3, 4(f)-I | all categories | 24th February 2025 ” . |
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
14th June 2023
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S.I. 2012/3032 , amended by S.I. 2020/1647 , 2021/422 , 2021/1395 and 2022/622 . There are other amending instruments which are not relevant to these Regulations.