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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8573

28 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Council's political agreement on two-stage reduction of VOC emmissions from paint, varnish and car paint

Luxembourg, 27/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Environment Council, which met in Luxembourg on Monday, reached political agreement (with the abstention of Greece), with a view to a common position on the proposal to modify Directive 1999/13/EC to limit emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the use of organic solvents in certain paints and decorative varnished and touch-up paint for car paintwork. It is worth noting that VOCs are precursors of tropospheric ozone (the bad ozone which...

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