|
EU Council notes progress on REACH Annex XIII and XIV amendments
The General Secretariat of the European Council has published two notes to the EU's Working Party on Technical Harmonisation relating to the amendments of Annex XIV of REACH to include six prioritised substances and Annex XIII regarding the assessment of criteria for identifying persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances (CW 22 September 2010). The note says that the Commission submitted the proposed Regulation amending Annex XIV on 30 September and amending Annex XIII on 4 October. If no objections are received from the European Council or Parliament within three months of those submission dates the Regulations will be adopted. It notes that to-date no objections have been raised within the Council and suggests that the Permanent Representatives Committee adopt a favourable opinion on the draft Commission Regulations at one of its forthcoming meetings.
http://chemicalwatch.com/6021
|
|