Brussels, 23/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - Hostility from Member States to the new draft regulation on chemicals was confirmed during the Competitiveness Council in Brussels on Monday. Following the initiative of Germany, most Ministers asked the Commission to not create more red tape for the chemical industry and limit its future proposals to what is strictly necessary.
Industry Commissioner, Erkki Liikanen, presented the Council with the results of a consultation on the implementation of a...