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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9798

6 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council
EU must push multilateral agreement forward to conclusion to cover risks of mercury for health and environment

Brussels, 05/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - The latest Environment Council under French EU Presidency calls for the adoption of a multilateral instrument to serve as a framework at global level for the risks that mercury entails for human health and the environment. Conclusions adopted along these lines in Brussels on 4 December with a view to UNEP negotiations (Nairobi, 16-20 February) recommend that the agreement aim to: - reduce supply, demand, emissions and the international trade in mercury;...

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