Brussels, 08/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - As already indicated, several NGOs have expressed their concerns at the latest delay foreseen in the adoption of new European legislation on chemical products, after Margot Wallström and Erkii Liikanen presented the views of the European Commission on this subject (see yesterday's EUROPE, pages 7 and 8).
According to the Commission's own figures, this latest delay will cause up to 4,300 avoidable cases of cancer per year, says Stefan Scheuer of the...