Denmark and the European Parliament both state the Commission has acted illegally in basing its decision on a UK Deca risk assessment. Meanwhile, the UK assessment is being revised in light of worrying new evidence. The Competent Authority of Member States on existing EU Chemicals Regulation will discuss this evidence in May 2006 to see what further Risk Reduction measures may be necessary. This is in line with the position of the Commission’s own scientific committee for environment and health risk (SCHER) that present scientific studies risk reduction measures are indeed necessary to protect human health.