Newsletter May 2013

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The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme (VECAP) European Annual Progress Report is now published.

Click here to read the full report or visit the VECAP website : www.vecap.info

The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme (VECAP) European Annual Progress Report is now published.

It shows a significant overall reduction in potential emissions of flame retardants to the environment over the past five years.

The latest survey results indicate that the main achievement in the programme, the reduction of potential emissions for Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) to the lowest possible level, has been maintained.

Click here to read the report or visit the VECAP website : www.vecap.info.

4 April 2013

EFRA has published a statement on the flame retardant TrisChloroPropylPhosphate (TCCP).

Newsletter Spring 2013

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7 January 2013

This statement is in response to ECHA announcement of the inclusion amongst 54 substances of the flame retardant Deca-BDE in the Candidate List for Authorisation under REACH. 

Newsletter Winter 2012

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17 December 2012

To maintain consumer fire safety levels, a positive CENELEC vote is needed on the external ignition requirement for TV enclosures.

Newsletter Autumn 2012

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October 2012

EFRA received a special commendation by Responsible care for the project  Sustainable Improvement through application of VECAP, a Voluntary Initiative to Reduce and Control Environmental Releases of Polymer Additives. 

October 2012

The Plastics Industry generally welcomed the changes made to the Regulation, and in particular supported the clear general requirements for the Ecolabel criteria to be based on science and to take the whole life cycle of the product into account (Article 6(3)).

Unfortunately, some of the decisions taken to date within the European Ecolabelling Board (EUEB)  are not in line with these requirements, and the Plastics Industry therefore wishes to stress its ongoing concerns:

1- The importance of a sound scientific basis

2- Selection of the most significant environmental impacts

3- Reduction in the number of criteria

4- Consistency with existing legislation

5- Excessive emphasis on criteria for packaging

6- Avoidance of contradicting criteria

7- Need for a notification system

8- Link between Ecolabel and GPP

9- Frequency of criteria revision

10- Ecolabels are not suitable for some product categories

11- Product selection

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7 August 2012

The following statement is in response to an Annex XV Dossier submission by the UK to ECHA proposing Deca-BDE as a candidate for REACH Authorisation.  

24 June 2012

EFRA has published a statement on the new classification for HBCD in the amended Annex VI of the EU Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures published on 11 July in the Official Journal of the EU.

Newsletter Summer 2012

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15 June 2012

The following statement is in response to findings from a study published online by the Environmental Health Perspectives.