SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Revising REACH, banning PFAS – EU countries re-evaluate EU chemicals strategy

Luxembourg, 14/10/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 14 October, the EU environment ministers took stock of the implementation of the EU’s global chemicals strategy. The majority called for an urgent review of the REACH regulation, which needs to be streamlined to promote competitiveness while guaranteeing the health of citizens and the environment. The issue of the dangerousness of PFAS was also discussed at length by the ministers. 

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