article_snippet: Any ban could consequently cause enormous inconvenience.
article_snippet: The EC is due to hold a vote on the issue in April, when The EC could agree to go ahead with the proposed 2016 ban or push back the date to 2018.
article_snippet: Delaying the proposed 2016 ban until 2018 would allow more time for some of the compatibility and user issues to be resolved.
article_snippet: The managing director of British lighting company BLT Direct, Steven Ellwood, supports the 2016 ban.
article_snippet: The managing director of British lighting company BLT Direct, Steven Ellwood said: ‘We understand the concerns of experts who want to delay the 2016 ban in order to iron out some issues.
article_snippet: [But] implementing the 2016 ban sooner rather than later would see plenty of benefits for consumers, not to mention the environment.