TRADE MEPS CALL EU PLANS ON CONFLICT MINERALS TOO WEAK
November 1st, 2014
European parliamentarians debating European Commission proposals for the voluntary self-certification by European companies importing tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from ‘conflict and high risk’ regions have called for more clarity about how the system would operate.In the first exchange of views on the proposal in the European Parliament, centre-right Romanian MEP Iuliu Winkler told the institution’s international trade committee members.“We would prefer a clear definition of conflict areas and high risk areas”, said the Romanian at the Brussels ...
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