In article , "MM"
says...
I thought it was, or in the process of being, banned, yet I saw reels
of it on the shelves of my local hardware store this morning and the
man said it was news to him that lead-containing solder had been
banned. He reckoned his suppliers kept him up to speed on legislation.

Lead solder in plumbing has already been banned. In electronics it
will be banned next year.