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Debates
Wednesday, 13 December 2006 – Strasbourg
Controls on Chemicals
Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE ) . I supported the
initiative by my group and other members, which was a compromise that
would have preserved the best of the REACH proposal whilst answering many
of the concerns of business.
As things stand the new legislation is full
of loopholes and exemptions and my concern is that this will allow the use
of toxic chemicals in manufacturing to continue, even when safer
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