Brussels, 08/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Parliament and the Council, meeting on Monday within the Conciliation Committee, failed to bring their points of view closer on the proposal aimed at amending the 1976 directive on cosmetic products (76/768/EEC).
The two institutions stuck fast to their positions which meant the attempt at conciliation stumbled on three things: a) the suitability of fixing a timetable for gradually banning animal testing within a maximum of five years, as the...