Have you investigated decaBDE in your products? In your previous test, did the sum of decaBDE and 1-9 BDE exceed 1000 ppm? Did you know that starting from July 1, 2008, if the sum of decaBDE and 1-9 BDE in a product exceeds 1000ppm, it will not comply with EU RoHS? Please act now to assess as the EU exemption for decaBDE will be lifted on July 1, 2008.
On April 1, 2008, the European Court of Justice issued an announcement regarding the exemption of decabromodiphenyl ether in the 2005/717/EC Directive. The European Commission violated relevant regulations when implementing its powers, so it canceled the decabromodiphenyl ether in the RoHS Directive. exemption. At the same time, the European Court of Justice took into account the need for a transition period and allowed the exemption period for decabromodiphenyl ether to be extended to June 30, 2008.
Previously, the European Commission adopted the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, in Article 10 of the Annex: “In accordance with the procedure mentioned in Article 7(2), the European Commission shall evaluate the application of: decabromide Diphenyl ether." Subsequently, the UK and France were responsible for the risk assessment of decabromodiphenyl ether. The UK was responsible for the assessment of its environmental impact, and France was responsible for the assessment of its impact on human health. The UK completed its first assessment report in May 2004, and in August 2005 the UK issued an addendum to the 2004 risk assessment report.
On October 13, 2005, the European Commission announced Directive 2005/717/EC, which provided an exemption in Article 2 of the appendix: "9a. Application of decabromodiphenyl ether in polymers".
Afterwards, the European Parliament and Denmark believed that the European Commission adopted the controversial conclusion and did not comply with the requirements of Article 5(1) of the RoHS Directive. Therefore, the European Commission overstepped its authority and used the power given by the legislative body. At the same time, they also pointed out that the controversial conclusion on decabromodiphenyl ether cannot indicate whether it meets the requirements of paragraph 5(1) of the RoHS Directive. The European Commission's adoption of these judgments runs counter to the precautionary principle. They have the support of other member states before the European Court of Justice.
Finally, the European Court of Justice ruled that the exemption project announced by the European Commission in 2005 was procedurally negligent, and therefore canceled the exemption in Article 2 9a of the Commission 2005/717/EC for the use of decabromodiphenyl ether in polymers.
If you are a manufacturer or exporter of electronic and electrical products or components, you must pay attention to carefully checking and ensuring that the content of decaBDE in the product does not exceed RoHS requirements during the product export process.
