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May 19, 2009

DecaBDE-almost a year on

On 1 April 2008 The European Court of Justice issued a judgement ruling that from 30 June 2008 onwards DecaBDE shall be banned in all applications falling under the scope of RoHS.

The withdrawal of the RoHS exemption 9a namely "DecaBDE in polymeric applications" last year is a subject of much discussion, and I still receive many questions on the matter almost a year after the event.

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April 1, 2011

Deca-BDE question - a refresher

I was asked about Deca-BDE by a US customer.
Deca-BDE was given a RoHS exemption but the EC used the wrong procedure so the ECJ (courts) deleted the exemption from
1st July 2008 and no stakeholder has since requested a new
exemption for it.
Deca-BDE is therefore now banned by RoHS in equipment in scope so it should not be present although this is no guarantee.
Previously, Deca-BDE was widely used.
Deca-BDE is not a REACH SVHC and is not restricted by REACH (yet). 
It could occur in non-electrical products but should not be in electrical products intended for the EU market and for those US States that have introduced bans. 
Thanks to ERA Technology
 
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