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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8655

28 February 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 55
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

27/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Council adopted without debate the decision allowing the Community to ratify the 1998 Protocol of the UN Convention on cross-border long distance air pollution by persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (see also p.13). We recall that this protocol aims to restrict the dumping, emissions and loss of 13 of these chemical substances that have harmful effects on human health and the environment.

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION