Translation of "Composé alkylé du plomb " (French → English) :

Certain materials and components containing lead should be exempted from the prohibition, since the use of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable.

Certain materials and components containing lead and cadmium should be exempt (or continue to be exempt) from the prohibition, since the use of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still unavoidable.

Certain materials and components containing lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) should be exempt from the prohibition, since the elimination or substitution of these hazardous substances in those specific materials and components is still impracticable.

If a sulfonic acid group, rather than a carboxylic acid group, is attached to the fluorocarbon chain, then the resulting compounds are known as perfluoroalkyl sulfonates or PFASs.[59] Of this class of chemicals, one compound of concern is PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate).

The Commission has no evidence that the levels of aromatics and benzene are higher in unleaded petrol than in leaded petrol.

At the proposal of Mr. Van Miert, Commissioner in charge of competition policy, the Commission has given its formal green light to the creation between Philips International BV and Osram GmbH (a subsidiary of Siemens AG) of a joint venture company for the manufacture and sale of certain leadglass tubing components for incandescent and fluorescent lamps. The joint venture company will regroup and enhance the existing European activities of the parent companies in the leadglass tubing field and is expected to supply leadglass tubing products to its parent companies and to independent lamp manufacturers not having sufficient own internal pr ...[+++]oduction of leadglass.