Brussels, 29/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption during its April plenary session of the opinion by Finnish Liberal Ossi Martikainen on the proposal of directive establishing a framework for a national collection and recycling plan for spent batteries, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) confirms the opinion of the European Parliament (EUROPE of 23 April, p.13) and invites the European Commission to move toward a "near-total ban on the use of mercury, lead and cadmium in household...