The European Parliament's chief negotiator on the future EU chemicals regime REACH, Guido Sacconi (Italy/Socialist) has said he will accept that the chemicals of highest concern will not have a fixed authorisation period. Negotiations over the authorisation procedures are the main sticking points between the European Council and Parliament as the draft regulation to register, evaluate, authorise and restrict chemicals (REACH) enters the final legislative strait. Parliament had voted for a five year period for authorisation in its first reading but the text was changed by national ministers so that time limits would be decided on a case by case basis.
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