Vote on REACH data-waiving criteria postponed

Blocking minority of Member States forces Commission to put off vote

EU Member States and the European Commission were unable to come to an agreement on the REACH Annex XI criteria on the justification of exposure-based data waiving at a meeting last week. The decision has been postponed until September.At a meeting of the REACH Article 133 committee last week, Member State representatives discussed the proposal presented by the Commission at the recent REACH competent authorities meeting (CW 25 June 2008). It...

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