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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10516

15 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 35
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) environment
Detergents to be phosphate exempt in near future

Brussels, 14/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - Detergents that are deadly to aquatic life will soon be a thing of the past. The European Parliament has approved by a large majority (631 for, 18 against and 4 abstentions) the agreement sealed with Council on legislation banning the use of phosphates and limiting the content of other phosphate-containing compounds in consumer laundry detergents as of 30 June 2013 (see EUROPE 10497). Similar restrictions will be applied to automatic dishwasher...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICY
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