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Environmentalists protested in favour of stricter EU chemicals legislation (Photo: EUobserver)

Firms to pay €50,000 for harzardous chemicals in the EU

by Leigh Phillips, Brussels,

Companies producing or importing chemicals to Europe could pay up to €50,000 in authorisation or registration fees under the EU's chemicals legislation.

A draft regulation currently under consideration by the European Commission lists the full scale of fees, which depend on the size of the company, the nature and quantity of a chemical substance and whether the request is made jointly with another firm.

For substances produced or imported in the range of one to ten tonnes, the sta...

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Environmentalists protested in favour of stricter EU chemicals legislation (Photo: EUobserver)

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