Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – paragraph 4
4. The following linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs) for general lighting purposes: (a) Mercury-added products Date as from which the export, import and manufacturing of the mercury-added products shall be prohibited (a). Linear fluorescent lamps with a mercury 31 December 2020 content exceeding (per lamp): (1) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg; (2) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter ≥ 9 mm and ≤ 17 mm (e.g. T5): 3 mg; (3) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 17 mm and ≤ 28 mm (e.g. T8): 3.5 mg; (4) Tri-band phosphor with normal lifetime and a tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12): 3.5 mg; (5) Tri-band phosphor < 60 watts with a mercury content exceeding 5 mg per lamp; (b) Halophosphate phosphor ≤ 40 watts with a mercury content exceeding 10 mg per lamp. with long lifetime (≥ 25 000 h): 5 mg. (b) Other fluorescent lamps with a mercury 31 December 2020 content exceeding (per lamp): (1) Linear halophosphate lamps with tube > 28 mm (e.g. T10 and T12). (2) Non-linear halophosphate lamps (all diameters): (3) Non-linear tri-band phosphor lamps with tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9):15 mg; (4) Lamps for other general lighting and special purposes (e.g. induction lamps) :15 mg. 4 a. Other low pressure discharge lamps with 31 December 2020 a mercury content exceeding (per lamp):15 mg. 4 b. High Pressure Sodium (vapour) lamps for 31 December 2020 general lighting purposes with a mercury content exceeding (per burner) in lamps with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60: (a) P ≤ 155 W: 30mg per burner (b) 155 W < P ≤ 405 W:40 mg per burner (c) P > 405 W:40 mg per burner 4 c. Other High Pressure Sodium (vapour) 31 December 2020 lamps for general lighting purposes with a mercury content exceeding (per burner): (a) P ≤ 155 W: 25 mg per burner (b) 155 W < P ≤ 405 W: 30mg per burner (c) P > 405 W: 40 mg per burner 4 d. Hand crafted luminous discharge tubes 31 December 2020 used for signs, decorative or architectural and specialist lighting and light –artwork, with a mercury content exceeding as follows (allowed until 31 December 2018) : (a) 20mg per electrode pair +0.3 mg per tube length in cm, but not more than 80 mg, for outdoor applications and indoor applications exposed to temperatures below 20oC; (b)15mg per electrode pair +0.24 mg per tube length in cm, but not more than 80 mg, for all other indoor applications. Or. en Justification. Restrictions on mercury levels should be set at the same level for internal market and exports from the EU