On May 18, 2018, the Official Journal of the European Union issued seven directives (EU) 2018/736 to (EU) 2018/742, revising the exemption clause for lead in Annex III of the EU RoHS Directive. The effective date of the instruction is July 1, 2019.

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2018:123:TOC