DETERGENTS DIRECTIVE
April 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALTHE EUROPEAN Parliament has called for tougher rules over the composition and labelling of soap and detergents on sale in the European Union (EU), pressing the European Commission to propose additional legislation complementing its tabled detergents directive. While approving this legislation in principle, adding amendments imposing stricter conditions on derogations from biodegradability rules and insisting on clearer labelling, MEPs said further rules were required. They urged the Commission to table new legislation phasing out the use of ...
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