EU Member States voted on 19th April on the Commission’s proposal for a Decision to exempt the flame retardant Deca-BDE from the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The majority of EU Member State votes were in favour of Deca-BDE’s exemption from the RoHS Directive. The proposal did not reach the necessary qualified majority (72.3% of the votes) to be adopted immediately. The proposal will now be sent to the EU Council of Ministers which will have a maximum of three months to adopt a decision. Source: EMSNow