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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10221

24 September 2010
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/environment
Parliament toughens safety requirements for biocides and approves centralised authorisation procedure

Brussels, 23/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - To increase protection of human health and the environment, the European Parliament approved (by 550 votes to 22, with 82 abstentions) the proposal for revision of the rules governing the authorisation to market and use biocides in the EU, while simplifying the authorisation procedure for companies wishing to market these products which combat parasites and bacteria.

Commenting on the first reading vote on Thursday 23 September on the June 2009...

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