22 November 2021 Enforcement of EU chemicals safety and environmental legislation will play a central role in implementing the European Green Deal agenda and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. No matter how ambitious the legislation is on paper, it will never fulfil the level of protection...
10 November 2021 - Position Paper Key messages Reducing the current 100 mg/kg UTC value for HBCD will bring no additional environmental benefits1. Lowering the current UTC could hamper the European Commission and industry’s pledges to a circular economy, while no available information shows there...
06 July 2021 BSEF categorically rejects the facile suggestion of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) that all brominated flame retardants be listed as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The suggestion has no regulatory basis and lacks any credible science to support it. About Brominated Flame Retardants Brominated...
16th June 2021 BSEF Position Paper - EU Sustainable Products Initiative Key messages: Define sustainability in the context of products at the outset Include fire safety as a sustainability principle in product design Take a practical approach to managing circularity of products Maintain and strengthen the life...
Introduction BSEF, the International Bromine Council, supports the strong EU drive for a more circular economy contributing to a more sustainable and greener future. The recently adopted EU Circular Economy Action Plan[1] as part of the EU’s “Green Deal”, sets out a range of actions and initiatives designed...
RoHS 2021 Review This document constitutes the collective contribution of various organisations and associations representing the electrical and electronics value chain to the assessment of the Effectiveness, Efficiency, Coherence, Relevance and EU-Added Value of the RoHS Directive. It has been prepared by several industry associations representing...
The Industry4Europe coalition has today issued its new Joint Paper ‘A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action’. Through cross-sectoral recommendations, the Industry4Europe coalition contributes to the future EU industrial strategy announced by European Commission President-Elect Ursula von der Leyen. The Joint Paper presents...
BSEF PRESS STATEMENT, 1st October 2019 BSEF, The International Bromine Council, strongly opposes the arbitrary and discriminatory ban on halogenated flame retardants contained within the Lot 5 of the Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays[1] including televisions, monitors and digital signage adopted today. From 1 March 2021, the...