Update: this ban is via the 24th ammendment to Directive 76/769/EEC.
Richard Woods
Sensormatic Electronics
Tyco International
-Original Message-
From: WOODS, RICHARD
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:13 AM
To: 'emc-pstc'
Subject: EU bans certain flame retardants
1. This ban probably falls under the safety aspects of the Low Voltage
Directive which covers not just electrical risks from the use of electrical
equipment but also chemical and mechanical. Another risk is the amount of
and type of smoke generated in case of fire.
2. The European market has
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