«45 | Lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange-minimum (lead tetroxide) and lead dioxide, in electrical and electronic explosive initiators for civil (professional) use, and barium chromate in the retarding charges of electrical initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use | It applies to category 11 and expires on April 20, 2026.” |
Some essential components of electrical and electronic initiators (IEE), such as electrical initiator heads, primary explosive charges, and retarding charges, contain certain lead compounds and hexavalent chromium.
IEEs are components of electrical and electronic detonators used primarily for mineral extraction and construction and demolition activities, as well as in integrated rescue systems.
Currently, there are no alternatives to lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange-minimum (lead tetroxide) and lead dioxide in IEE, as well as barium chromate in IEE retarding fillers available in the that meet all the essential requirements to ensure the safe operation of IEEs.
Due to the lack of alternatives, the replacement or elimination of lead diazide, lead styphnate, lead dipicramate, orange minium (lead tetroxide), lead dioxide and barium chromate is impractical, from the point of scientific and technical view, in certain components of the IEE.
The exemption is consistent with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, not weakening, therefore, the environmental and health protection conferred by it.
Given the results of ongoing efforts to find reliable alternative substances, the duration of the exemption is unlikely to have an adverse impact on innovation.
adverse impact on innovation.
DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2021/647
