BRUSSELS THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER MIXTURES DIRECTIVE
November 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has formally asked France, Italy, Luxembourg and Slovenia to update their chemical laws to comply with the European Union's (EU) 2008 directive on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, which covers cosmetics. If they fail, Brussels may take their governments to the European Court of Justice. The law brings EU rules in line with the international United Nations Globally Harmonised System.
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THE EUROPEAN Commission has formally asked France, Italy, Luxembourg and Slovenia to update their chemical laws to comply with the European Union's (EU) 2008 directive on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, which covers cosmetics. If they fail, Brussels may take their governments to the European Court of Justice. The law brings EU rules in line with the international United Nations Globally Harmonised System.
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