On 20 April 2021, the Official Journal of the European Union has published Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/647 to amend exemptions in Annex Ⅲ of EU RoHS, this exemption extension concern the use of certain lead and hexavalent chromium compounds in electric and electronic initiators of explosives for civil (professional) use. This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
According to (EU) 2021/647, In Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU, the following entry 45 is added: