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EU Updates RoHS Directive with Revised Lead Exemption Clauses

On November 21, 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published three Commission Delegated Directives, introducing centralized revisions to multiple lead-related exemptions under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS 2) Directive (2011/65/EU). These amendments focus on lead applications in alloys, glass/ceramics, and high melting temperature solders.

China RoHS: Draft Updated Compliance Management Catalog and Application Exception List Open for Public Comment

On November 3, 2025, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a notice soliciting public comments on the draft Catalog for Compliance Management of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products (2025 Edition) and the draft List of Applications Exempted from Restricted Substances in the Compliance Management Catalog (2025 Edition). The public consultation period lasts until December 2, 2025.