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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11575

18 June 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Endocrine disruptors, differences between WHO definition and European Commission criteria highlighted

Brussels, 17/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - Due before the end of 2013, the European Commission says the scientific criteria it has now published for defining and identifying endocrine disruptors will sweep aside ambiguity and unnecessary controversy, but people, including ministers in EU member states, are already pointing out the notable gaps between Option 2b proposed by the European Commission and the definition of the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the WHO, on which...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
BREACHES OF EU LAW
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS
CALENDAR