The EU Parliament voted 6 Sept. to expand the ban on brominated flame retardants (BFR's) to include pentaBDE's, octa BDE's and deccaBDE's. The ban would be effective by 2003 rather than the previously proposed 2007 contained in the draft Restrictions on Substances Directive. Check: http://www.europarl.eu.int/plenary/default_en.htm <http://www.europarl.eu.int/plenary/default_en.htm>
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