EU ROUND UP – EU CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL CONTROLS ON LEAD IN PAINTS
November 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) could further tighten its controls on the use of lead in paints, with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launching a public consultation on whether all uses of lead should have a special hazardous status under the REACH law.
At present, EU member states can allow the use of white lead and sulphates of lead in paint for the restoration and maintenance of works of art and historic buildings and their interiors. However, ECHA is currently consulting on whether lead should be subject to REACH's harmonised classification ...
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