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New CESP study: How the Dutch government shaped EU chemical legislation
August 5, 2008. In December 2006, the EU's government ministers and the European Parliament agreed upon a new system for managing chemicals policy in the EU. This REACH regulation is the result of ten years of heated debate between governments, industry and environmental and health NGO's, making REACH amongst the most contested and fiercely lobbied EU dossiers ever. Upon request of the Dutch Ministry of the Environment, CESP has evaluated how the Dutch government has attempted to influence the REACH negotiations. Read more »