France is confident its middle way on the EU's REACH chemicals bill will form the final version of the law, following member state talks on Tuesday (29 November).
REACH, which stands for registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals, is designed to create an EU control system for chemicals used in everyday products.
Seven years in the making, the 1,000 page text has turned into an epic battle between pro-industry and pro-green groups.
The EU has already reached in...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.