WASHINGTON WORKS TO WEAKEN EUROPEAN CHEMICALS POLICY AT WTO

WASHINGTON, DC, June 24, 2004 (ENS) - The Bush administration has filed a
formal comment with the World Trade Organization that is critical of
Europe's proposed system to regulate industrial chemicals, commonly known as
REACH. The regulations would apply to a majority of U.S. exports to the
European Union - valued at over $150 billion in 2003.
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SOURCE: Care2 Environmental News June 24, 2004 | http://www.care2.com