Brussels, 03/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has just launched the fifth phase of the simplification of legislation in the Internal Market ("SLIM" actions). This series of actions concerns the shipment of radioactive waste, the level of pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables, and the directive on cosmetics. Community legislation in each of these three fields will be examined in view of identifying provisions whose implementation is particularly burdensome and costly for...