European Parliament and Kingdom of Denmark v. Commission of the European Communities Country/Territory Denmark, European Union, Finland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden Type of court International court Date Apr 1, 2008 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Skouris, V.Timmermans, C.W.A.Rosas, A.Lenaert, K.Bay Larsen, L.Schiemann, K.Makarczyk, J.Kuris, P.Juhász, E.Levits, E.Ó Caoimh, A.Lindh, P.Bonichot, J.-C.Bot., Y. Reference number C14/06, C-295/06 Language Danish Subject Waste & hazardous substances, Environment gen. Keyword Equipment Hazardous substances Public health Abstract On 1 April 2008 the European Court of Justice annulled Point 2 of the Annex to Commission Decision 2005/717/EC, which amended the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive). The contested decision grants a general exemption for the use of DecaBDE a type of bromine-based flame retardant, principally used in polymers and in textile coating in electrical and electronic equipment. The Court ruled that the exemption Commission Decision 2005/717/EC granted to DecaBDE under the prohibition of Directive 2002/95/EC has not met the strict conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of the Directive. Full text European Parliament v. European Commission_20080401_english.pdf Website curia.europa.eu References Cites Commission Decision 2005/717/EC amending for the purposes of adapting to the technical progress the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Legislation | European Union | 2005 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Solid waste, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX