15/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - Adopting a report by Fernand Le Rachinel (unaligned, France) on 14 December at the Strasbourg plenary, the European Parliament approved without modification a draft amendment to Regulation 417/2002 to gradually scrap the use of single-hull tankers (and replace them with double-hull tankers) for the transport of diesel in the EU. The amendment will clarify the legislation to ensure political commitments made by the Member States internationally are respected and...