You are missleading people.
Pls read again Joe`s mail again, especially take a look on the directive:

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_271/l_27120051
015en00480050.pdf

maybe the information is coming from Bromine related industries,but the
decision was taken by European Council
Edward

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kallin, Dan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: â àå÷èåáø 18 2005 17:51
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [LF] FW: EU exempts Deca-BDE from RoHS Directive
> 
> Sorry Joe, I hate to burst your bubble, but EBFRIP does not represent
> the EU, they represent the Bromine industry.
> 
> European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel (EBFRIP)
> 
> I think they are a part of BSEF
> 
> 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.
> 
> Where was this fellow?  ..... I think it is a good assumption that he
> was hard at work making sure lead free did not equal bromine free.
> 
> That is my opinion anyway.
>  
> Dan Kallin 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad
> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 10:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [LF] FW: EU exempts Deca-BDE from RoHS Directive
> 
> Thanks Fern.
> 
>  I read the following with surprise...
> 
> "This Decision is well-supported by science", declared Dr Dieter
> Drohmann,
> EBFRIP Chairman
> 
> 
> What's this ??? ...  Someone representing the EU making a statement
> about
> exempting a material AND using science as a foundation for their
> reasoning?
> 
> Where was this fellow when the EU made the decision to go lead-free?...
> ;-)
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------Leadfee Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV
> 1.8d
> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text
> in
> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Leadfree
> To temporarily stop/(start) delivery of Leadree for vacation breaks
> send: SET Leadfree NOMAIL/(MAIL)
> Search previous postings at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
> Please visit IPC web site
> http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional
> information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100
> ext.2815
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----Leadfee Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
> To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
> the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Leadfree
> To temporarily stop/(start) delivery of Leadree for vacation breaks send:
> SET Leadfree NOMAIL/(MAIL)
> Search previous postings at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
> Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16
> for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or
> 847-615-7100 ext.2815
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leadfee Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d
To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in
the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Leadfree
To temporarily stop/(start) delivery of Leadree for vacation breaks send: SET Leadfree NOMAIL/(MAIL)
Search previous postings at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives
Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------