Negotiators from the EU Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on Monday 4 February on new rules for the sale and registration of chemicals that can be used to manufacture explosives.
Parliament had validated the mandate in early July (see EUROPE 12174) and the Council in December (see EUROPE 12159). These new rules on explosive precursors have been informally agreed with Council negotiators and will have to be formally endorsed by the European Parliament's Committee on...