Pollutant Release and Transfer Register: open to 26 October 2020. The E PRTR Regulation (EC) 166/2006 currently covers emissions of 91 listed pollutants for installations in 65 sectors. Listed pollutants currently include certain halogenated FRs (PBDEs, HBBB,...
A review summarises progress in banning “legacy” brominated FRs and questions posed by other “novel” brominated FRs. Implementation of the Stockholm POP (Persistent Organic Pollutants) Convention, as applicable to brominated flame retardants (BFRs) is analysed. This...
An EU public consultation is open to 2nd November 2020 on “Sustainable Products” policy, in particular EcoDesign. The ‘Roadmap’ open to public comment suggests that the “scope of the Ecodesign Directive needs to be widened beyond energy related products and made...
An EU public consultation is open to 3rd December 2020 on “Substantiating claims of environmental performance”. This targets PEFs (Product Environmental Footprints) but also discusses ecolabels, environmental performance reporting, sustainability ratings,...
Flame retardants will be targeted in EU policy developments for Sustainable Products and Green Public Purchasing, says Thierry Breton (European Commissioner for Internal Market). The statement is in response to a question from three Portuguese European Parliament...
