Brussels, 08/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - Parliament's environment committee is calling for a ban on exports and imports of mercury into the EU (from 1 December 2010 for exports and from 1 July 2010 for imports). It also sets stricter rules for storage of this heavy metal that is highly toxic for human health and for the environment.
Taking a stance at first reading on the proposal for a regulation of October 2006 which gives concrete substance to the EU's general strategy aimed at reducing...