The invention relates to a flame retardant combination comprising, as component A, a phosphinate of the formula (I) and/or a diphosphinate of the formula (II) and/or polymers of these ##STR00001## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are identical or different and are C.sub.1 C.sub.6-alkyl, linear or branched, and/or aryl; R.sup.3 is C.sub.1 C.sub.10-alkylene, linear or branched, C.sub.6 C.sub.10-arylene, -alkylarylene or -arylalkylene; M is calcium ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions and/or zinc ions, m is 2 or 3; n is 1 or 3; x is 1 or 2; and comprising a component B1, B2 and/or B3 wherein B1 is a salt of 1,3,5-triazine compound with polyphosphoric acid, and wherein B2 is a melamine polymetaphosphate, and wherein B3 is a composite salt of polyphosphoric acid with melamine, melam and/or melem.