Brussels, 03/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - A step was taken on Tuesday 2 February towards ratification by the EU of the Minamata Convention, a UN treaty that seeks to protect public health and the environment from mercury, a toxic heavy metal.
On Tuesday, the European Commission presented the ratification package on this international convention that was signed by the EU in October 2013. Most of the provisions already form part of European law.
The package comprises a regulation repealing and...