EU ROUND UP – NEW CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INFORMATION LAW WILL MAKE DEMANDS ON PAINT MANUFACTURERS
February 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
PAINTS, coatings and other construction materials containing hazardous substances will have to be clearly labelled to protect the health and safety of builders and other users, under a new European Union (EU) regulation. Covering the EU-wide sale of construction products, the European Parliament and EU ministers have struck agreement on the final text, which insists every product is sold with a "declaration of performance" by manufacturers. This will include information on the hazardous substances within, "to meet health and ...
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