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      • 1.5.1.1: What is the ESR?
      • 1.5.1.2: The ESR and Deca-BDE
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      • 1.5.1.4: The ESR and HBCD
    • 1.5.2: Marketing and use of dangerous substances
    • 1.5.3: Classification and labelling
    • 1.5.4: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
      • 1.5.4.1: What is REACH?
      • 1.5.4.2: REACH and Deca-BDE
      • 1.5.4.3: REACH and TBBPA
      • 1.5.4.4: REACH and HBCD
    • 1.5.5: RoHS Directive
      • 1.5.5.1: What is the RoHS Directive?
      • 1.5.5.2: Status of the RoHS Directive Revision
      • 1.5.5.3: The RoHS Directive and Deca-BDE
    • 1.5.6: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
      • 1.5.6.1: What is the WEEE Directive?
      • 1.5.6.2: The WEEE Directive and brominated flame retardants
    • 1.5.7: Water Framework Directive (WFD)
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2001
  • 28-09-2001: Unanimous EU Member State Opposition to Parliament call for extended phase-out of three flame retardants
  • 13-09-2001: Commissioner refuses any extended ban to octa-BDE and deca-BDE prior to EU risk assessment conclusions
  • 10-09-2001: MEPs support EU Commission proposal to phase-out the flame retardant penta-BDE but propose an extended ban to octa-BDE prior to EU risk assessment conclusions - EU Commissioner refuses any such extension

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