There have been many requests from manufacturers for RoHS “last time buy” exemptions. Such an exemption would allow manufacturers to use lead based components where no lead-free option is available. However, these are always refused as were the 9 such requests in the last batch of exemptions that the Oko Institut recently reviewed for the European Commission (EC).
The reason behind the constant refusal is based on the fact that alternatives could be used if the equipment was re-designed.
While the costs of re-design would be prohibitive, cost is one of the economic factors that neither the consultants, nor the EC, can take into account.
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