DECA banned in RoHS after European Court ruling

02 April 2008

ChemSec welcomes ruling by the European Court of Justice revoking European Commission decision to exclude DECA from RoHS directive.
From 1 July DECA will be banned in Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

EEB press release

News 2008

11 December 2008
NGOs strategizing on heavy metals phase out
03 December 2008
NGOs criticize weak Commission proposal on Hazardous Substances
10 November 2008
NGOs urge the Commission to strengthen RoHS
04 November 2008
ChemSec releases campaigning tool for NGOs - "Using REACH outside Europe"
30 September 2008
Environmental Defense: Hundreds of U.S. Chemicals and Companies will be impacted by REACH
20 September 2008
Investment research firm analyzes effects of REACH in US, using the SIN List
19 September 2008
First Class attendance at ChemSec Substitution Conference
17 September 2008
ChemSec launches The REACH SIN* List 1.0 (*Substitute It Now!)
17 September 2008
September 17: Substitution Conference in Brussels
17 September 2008
The art of delivering Toxic Free products - New Report
07 July 2008
The Basel Convention: COP9 meeting in Bali Indonesia
07 July 2008
ChemSec supports African NGOs fighting toxic pollution
27 June 2008
EU agrees on Classification and Labelling
03 June 2008
ChemSec invites to a substitution conference!
28 April 2008
New electronics standard stopped!
02 April 2008
European Parliament votes on Classification and Labelling
02 April 2008
DECA banned in RoHS after European Court ruling
26 March 2008
A massive increase of flame retardants - a concrete fear right now
26 March 2008
EU-GHS - short films and latest from the European Parliament
28 January 2008
The GHS in the hands of EU-legislators
25 January 2008
EU toys revision - not strict enough