15/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following its rapporteur, Cristina Carcia-Orcoyen (Spanish EPP), the European Parliament approved, without debate (co-decision, third reading), the joint draft regulation on the voluntary participation of companies in a Community environmental management and audit system (EMAS). This system has proven its effectiveness regarding improving the conduct of industry towards the environment: the regulation aims to guarantee that it will be implemented in the same...