European Parliament and EU Council negotiators reached, on Tuesday 14 November, a political agreement on the directive on occupational exposure to lead and diisocyanates, according to the European Parliament’s Danish rapporteur, Nikolaj Villumsen (The Left) (see EUROPE B13245A17).
“After months of intense negotiations, it was possible to conclude a compromise agreement which is primarily based on the EU Parliament's progressive approach to the subject”, he said in a press release.