Brussels, 14/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is suggesting that creosote, a carcinogen for which no upper limit has been set and which is used in wood preservations products, be added to Annex I of EU Directive 98/8/EC on the sale of biocides.
A draft directive to this effect, amending Directive 98/8/EC, was submitted to the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on 10 February. When asked at an earlier date to approve the plan, the member states' representatives...