Brussels, 27/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 27 March, the European Commission adopted proposals to replace two EU directives governing the safety of personal protective equipment and cableway installations with directly applicable regulations. This means that 56 pieces of national legislation, running into several hundred pages, can be scrapped.
With this move, the European Commission aims to “make it easier to conduct business in the EU”. Companies will have to consult just one...