
Article 1 
Without prejudice to Commission Decision 2005/438/EC, Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2005.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 September 2005.
For the Council
The President
M. BECKETT
ANNEX


‘ANNEX II 
Materials and components Scope and expiry date of the exemption To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with Article 4(2)(b)(iv)
Lead as an alloying element
 1. Steel for machining purposes and galvanised steel containing up to 0,35 % lead by weight
  
 2(a). Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 1,5 % by weight
 1 July 2008 
 2(b). Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 0,4 % by weight
  
 3. Copper alloy containing up to 4 % lead by weight
  
 4. Bearing shells and bushes
 1 July 2008 
Lead and lead compounds in components
 5. Batteries
  X
 6. Vibration dampers
  X
 7(a). Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in fluid handling and powertrain applications containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight
 1 July 2006 
 7(b). Bonding agents for elastomers in powertrain applications containing up to 0,5 % lead by weight
  
 8. Solder in electronic circuit boards and other electric applications
  X
 9. Copper in friction materials of brake linings containing more than 0,4 % lead by weight
 1 July 2007 X
 10. Valve seats
 Engine types developed before 1 July 2003: 1 July 2007 
 11. Electrical components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic matrix compound except glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs
  X (for components other than piezo in engines)
 12. Pyrotechnic initiators
 Vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2006 and replacement initiators for these vehicles 
Hexavalent chromium
 13(a). Corrosion preventive coatings
 1 July 2007 
 13(b). Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut assemblies for chassis applications
 1 July 2008 
 14. Absorption refrigerators in motorcaravans
  X
Mercury
 15. Discharge lamps and instrument panel displays
  X
Cadmium
 16. Thick film pastes
 1 July 2006 
 17. Batteries for electrical vehicles
 After 31 December 2008, the placing on the market of NiCd batteries shall only be allowed as replacement parts for vehicles put on the market before this date X
 18. Optical components in glass matrixes used for Driver Assistance Systems
 1 July 2007 X


Notes:
— A maximum concentration value up to 0,1 % by weight and per homogeneous material, for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0,01 % by weight per homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated.
— The re-use of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an exemption is allowed without limitation since it is not covered by Article 4(2)(a).’
