16/04/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 16 April, the European Parliament approved the Interinstitutional Agreement on Explosives Precursors (see EUROPE B12195A25). Adopted by 616 votes to 7 (21 abstentions), it provides for the addition of new chemical substances to the list of prohibited substances. This includes sulphuric acid, which is used to produce TATP, the explosive used in the attacks in Paris in 2015, Brussels in 2016 and Manchester in 2017; the conditions for obtaining licences to...