21/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 21 May, the Competitiveness Council decided to repeal directive 68/89/EEC on the classification of wood in the rough. In future, it will be up to standardisation organisations to set the classification criteria for the wood industry. In a press release, European Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen welcomed this “first tangible withdrawal of a European law” since the “Better regulation” programme was introduced. The...