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The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2008

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5.  These Regulations do not apply to those applications of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers which are listed in the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment(1), as that Annex is amended from time to time.

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The Annex to this Directive (OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 23) has been amended on a number of occasions and is expected to continue to be amended from time to time. The amendments to the Directive in force as at the making of these Regulations are to be found at OJ L 214, 19.8.2005, p. 65 (Commission Decision 2005/618/EC); OJ L 271, 15.10.2005, p. 48 (Commission Decision 2005/717/EC); OJ L 280, 25.10.2005, p. 18 (Commission Decision 2005/747/EC); OJ L 115, 28.4.2006, p. 38 (Commission Decision 2006/310/EC); OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 47 (Commission Decision 2006/690/EC); OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 48 (Commission Decision 2006/691/EC); and OJ L 283, 14.10.2006, p. 50 (Commission Decision 2006/692/EC).

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