Mercury-containing lamp exemptions to RoHS directive

The European Environmental Bureau, the Mercury Policy Project, and the Responsible Purchasing Network would like to submit additional information with respect to the ongoing discussion on Exemptions 1-4 of the RoHS directive, concerning mercury-containing lamps, including compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs), cold cathode fluorescent (CCFL) and high-intensity discharge lamps (HIDs), given that over 4 years have now passed since our last submission and new evidence documenting that highly efficient LED replacement lamps have become much more widely available and can now replace virtually all types of mercury-containing lamps used for general lighting applications.