Chemicals authority bigger than expected

A new European Chemicals Authority - awarded to Finland as a consolation prize for not getting the European Food Authority - could become significantly larger than first expected.

According to a European Commission proposal, this authority could eventually have a staff of between 200 and 400 people. However, France has proposed that the number of staff should "at least be doubled", reports Helsingin Sanomat.

Tasks undertaken by the Chemicals Authority will include registering che...