PAINT DRYERS CASE
September 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has weakened the defence of two Frenchmen fighting criminal charges that they illegally produced a banned chemical substance used to help artists' paints dry.Olivier Dupuy and Hervé Rouvre, directors of Colart International, of Le Mans, are being prosecuted for producing and selling publicly 'Siccatif de Courtrai blanc', 'Siccatif de Courtrai brun' and 'Huile Noire', products with a high lead content. Under European Union (EU) law, leaded siccatives cannot be sold to the public, unless integrated within ...
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