EU - RoHS Exempts Lead as a Thermal Stabilizer in PVC Using in Certain Medical Devices

​The European Commission released a Commission Delegated Directive to amend Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS Directive) by adding entry 41a to the Annex:

41a. Lead as a thermal stabilizer in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) used as base material in amperometric, potentiometric and conductometric electrochemical sensors which are used in in vitro diagnostic medical devices for the analysis of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen in whole blood.

Applies to category 8 and expires on December 31, 2023.