The EU Council will be able to negotiate with the European Parliament on the European Commission’s October 2021 proposal to set tighter concentration limit values for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste in order to protect the environment and human health from these highly toxic and persistent chemical substances.
On Friday 11 March, the Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) approved the negotiating mandate for this legislation, which will amend Annexes IV and V of...