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REACH: will see new controls imposed on household chemicals in Europe (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU nails final version of REACH chemicals law

Member states and MEPs clinched an informal deal on the EU's REACH chemicals safety bill on Thursday night (30 November) in a text that tries to steer a middle way between industry and environmental concerns but is likely to draw fire from pro-green pressure groups.

"[The work on] REACH is finished," British liberal MEP Chris Davies told EUobserver, saying that after two and half hours of talks last night, EU member states, the European Commission and the three biggest groups in the E...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

REACH: will see new controls imposed on household chemicals in Europe (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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