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14 September 2005

 

Status of Proposed RoHS Exemption for Deca-BDE

 

On 2 September, the European Union's Council of Ministers voted on the
draft Commission proposal to exempt Deca-BDE from the RoHS Directive. A
majority of the votes cast were in favour of the Commission's proposal,
with more than twice the number of votes for than against the
Commission's recommendation. (Only 20% of the Member State votes were
opposed.)

 

The proposal was then sent back to the Commission on 7 September. Under
the relevant EU procedure, it is now up to the Commission to adopt its
proposed text. Industry is urging the Commission to adopt the exemption
as soon as possible and expects a Commission decision in October.

 

To view the statement on the BSEF website please click here
http://www.bsef.com/newsmanager/uploads/statement_deca_rohs_update_14_se
ptember_05.pdf

or visit http://www.bsef.com <http://www.bsef.com/>  for more
information.

 

BSEF is the international organisation of the bromine chemical industry,
whose remit is to inform stakeholders and commission science on
brominated chemicals such as flame retardants.

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