EU - Draft Commission Regulation Laying Down Halogenated Flame Retardant Requirements Under Ecodesign Directive
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The European Parliament ended a scrutiny for a draft Commission Regulation laying down ecodesign requirements for electronic displays in May. One of the requirements is about the restriction on the use of halogenated flame retardant in the products, such as, televisions, computer monitors, signage display.
According to the latest information, the requirement was adopted in July. However, the scrutiny of other ecodesign requirements, e.g. dismantling and disassembling requirements, spare part availability, etc, are still on-going.
The European Commission may officially make an announcement of the adoption of the requirements once all the scrutiny periods are finished. If adopted, the implementation date of the requirements will be on April 1, 2021.
The NGOs - ECOS and European Environmental Bureau (EEB) - first expressed their strong support for a provisions to exclude halogenated flame retardants from electronic displays to the EU President in February, then followed by a 3-month scrutiny period until May.
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