Strasbourg, 17/11/2006 (Agence Europe) -In its adoption, on 14 November, by 599 votes in favour, 13 against and 25 abstentions, of the report by María Sornosa Martínez (PES, Spain) on the proposed directive aiming to ban the sales of objects containing mercury to the general public, the European Parliament (EP) has recommended the approach of the Commission, with one- major- exception: the MEPs decided to keep an amendment providing an exemption for barometers, which is likely to hold up...