| serial number | Exemptions | Scope of application and duration | Update Instructions |
|---|
| 1(a)~(e) | 1(a): General lighting purposes < 30 W: 2.5 mg
1(b): General lighting purposes ≥ 30 W and < 50 W: 3.5 mg
1(c): General lighting purposes ≥ 50 W and < 150 W: 5 mg
1(d): General lighting purposes ≥ 150 W: 15 mg
1(e): General lighting purposes, circular or square in shape with tube diameter < 17 mm: 5 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 | (EU) 2022/276 |
| 1(f) | 1(f)-I: Lamps emitting primarily in the ultraviolet spectrum: 5 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 | (EU) 2022/281 |
| 1(f)-II: Special use: 5 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2025 |
| 1(g) | 1(g): General lighting use <30 W, life ≥ 20000h: 3.5 mg | Expiration date: August 24, 2023 | (EU) 2022/277 |
| 2(a) (1)-(5) | 2(a)(1): Three-wavelength fluorescent lamps of normal life with a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 | (EU) 2022/284 |
| 2(a)(1): Three-wavelength fluorescent lamps of normal life with a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg | Expiration date: August 24, 2023 |
| 2(a)(1): Three-wavelength fluorescent lamps of normal life with a tube diameter < 9 mm (e.g. T2): 4 mg | Expiration date: August 24, 2023 |
| 2(a)(4): Three-wavelength fluorescent lamps of normal life with a tube diameter > 28 mm (e.g. T12): 3.5 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 |
| 2(a)(5): Long-life (≥ 25,000 h) three-wavelength fluorescent lamps: 5 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 |
| 2(b)(3) | Non-linear three-wavelength fluorescent lamps with a tube diameter > 17 mm (e.g. T9): 15 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023
Less than 10 mg: Can still be used from February 2, 2023 to February 24, 2025 | (EU) 2022/282 |
| 2(b)(4)-I | Other general lighting and special purpose lamps (such as induction lamps): 15 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2025 | (EU) 2022/287 |
| 2(b)(4)-II | Lamps emitting primarily in the ultraviolet spectrum: 15 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
| 2(b)(4)-III | 緊急照明燈：15 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
| 3(a)-(c) | 3: Mercury in cold cathode fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes used in EEE placed on the market before 24 February 2022 shall not exceed (per lamp):
3(a): short length (< 500 mm): 3.5 mg
3(b): medium length (> 500 mm and < 1 500 mm): 5 mg
3(c): long length (> 1 500 mm): 13 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2025 | (EU) 2022/274 |
| 4 (a) | Mercury content in other low-pressure discharge lamps (per lamp): 15 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 | (EU) 2022/280 |
| 4 (a)-I | Mercury in low-pressure, phosphorus-free coated discharge lamps where the main part of the lamp's spectral output is in the ultraviolet spectrum: up to 15 mg of mercury per lamp may be used | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
| 4(b) | Mercury content in high pressure sodium (vapor) lamps for general lighting purposes with improved colour rendering index Ra > 80, P ≤ 105 W not exceeding (per lamp): 16 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 | (EU) 2022/283 |
| 4(b)-I | Mercury content in high pressure sodium (vapor) lamps for general lighting purposes with improved colour rendering index Ra > 60, P ≤ 155 W not exceeding (per lamp): 30 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 |
| 4(b)-II | Mercury content in high pressure sodium (vapor) lamps for general lighting purposes with improved colour rendering indexRa > 60, 155 W < P ≤ 405 W not exceeding (per lamp): 40 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 |
| 4(b)-III | Mercury content in high pressure sodium (vapor) lamps for general lighting purposes with improved colour rendering indexRa > 60, P > 405 W not exceeding (per lamp): 40 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2023 |
| 4(c) I~III | Other general lighting purposes high pressure sodium (vapor) lamps, the mercury content of which shall not exceed (per lamp):
4(c)-I：P < 155 W：20 mg
4(c)-II：155 W < P < 405 W：25 mg
4(c)-III：P > 405 W：25 mg | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 | (EU) 2022/275 |
| 4 (e) | Mercury in Metal Halide (MH) Lamps | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 | (EU) 2022/278 |
| 4(f)-I | Mercury in discharge lamps for other special purposes not mentioned in this Annex | Expiration date: February 24, 2025 | (EU) 2022/279 |
| 4(f)-II | Mercury in high-pressure mercury vapor lamps used in projectors requiring an output ≥ 2000 ANSI lumens | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
| 4(f)-III | Mercury in high-pressure sodium vapor lamps for horticultural lighting | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
| 4(f)-IV | Mercury in lamps emitting ultraviolet light | Expiration date: February 24, 2027 |
