NEW COMMISSIONERS
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLWITH Greece and Cyprus are taking over the key European Commission jobs for the cosmetics, soap and perfumery sectors, the enthusiasm of Brussels for tougher environmental, consumer protection and animal welfare rules could wane.Cypriot Markos Kyprianou has been appointed as health and consumer affairs commissioner in the new Commission that takes office in November. He will replace Irishman David Byrne, who has been a feisty advocate of stricter cosmetics animal testing rules.With the new legislation on this subject now in place and a raft of ...
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