EU Parliament tries to strike chemical balance

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The European Union has watered down it's legislation for industrial chemicals, creating a balance between environmentalists and business. The legislation calls for the removal of some toxic chemicals from the market and narrows testing requirements for less used toxic substances that are likely to be exposed to people.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Industrial Chemicals, Basic Chemical Manufacturing, CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS, Legal/Government Regulation, Environmental Programs, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Resources, Environ & Energy-Total Govt, Laws, regulations and rules

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EU environment plan is aimed at products

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The European Union will introduce a new environmental policy program that will hold companies accountable for the pollution caused by their products. The EU wants to make companies responsible for such pollution from "design to the dustcart."

Corporations, Venture Analysis, Risk assessment, Environmental aspects, Business enterprises

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EU accepts bid from two groups on satellite effort

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The European Union has accepted a bid to build the Galileo Joint Undertaking satellite navigation system. Both iNavSat and Eurely have been accepted in a joint bid for the $3.87 billion project.

Financial management, Contracts & orders received, Guided missiles and space vehicles, Contracts & orders let, Finance, Contracts, Contract agreement, Artificial satellites, Satellites (Spacecraft), Company financing, Space policy, Galileo (Artificial satellite)

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