(4)By Delegated Directive 2014/73/EUnote, the Commission granted an exemption for the use of lead in platinized platinum electrodes used for conductivity measurements where certain conditions apply (‘the exemption’), by including the relevant applications in Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU. The exemption was to expire on 31 December 2018, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) of that Directive.