NEW COMMISSION TEAM LIKELY TO REVAMP EU NANOTECHNOLOGY RULES
January 1st, 2010
BY DAVID HAWORTH
THE NEW team of European Union (EU) Commissioners due to assume office for the next five years on February 1 are expected to revamp the EU's nanotechnology legislation, an issue of critical importance to the personal care product industry.
In hearings at the European Parliament in Brussels and policy statements issued to MEPs, nominee Commissioners signalled an end to the unravelling old policy of assessing nanomaterials under existing health and safety controls.
In his written statement Italy's Antonio Tajani, nominated to takeover as industry ...
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