Brussels, 27/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - Rather than the nanomaterials register that has been awaited for years, the Commission has asked the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) merely to set up an EU observatory for nanomaterials, much to the chagrin of European civil society which made clear its indignation on Tuesday 26 April.
Environmental NGOs, European trade unions, consumer organisations and research institutes accused the Commission of ignoring the wishes of the European Parliament, the...