BRUSSELS WILL NOT EXPAND OR TIGHTEN VOC DIRECTIVE FOLLOWING REVIEW
June 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Commission review of the 2004 paints directive has led to Brussels concluding it will not propose expanding the products covered by its volatile organic compounds (VOC) emission limits or tightening them for vehicle refinishing products. Both topics were subjects of a mandatory assessment by Brussels. In a resulting report, the Commission said: "Even regulating a very wide range of different products would deliver only modest potential emission reductions and this would come with significant implementation problems, as well as ...
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