Mirg sounds sour Reach note after compromise
Dec 08, 2006 | 12:37 PM
| Mark Shaw
The Metal Industry Reach Group (Mirg) has had limited success in lobbying both the U.K. and European parliaments in an attempt to derail or overhaul the European Union's contentious Reach (registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals) directive, Ivor Kirman, chairman, admitted.
Mirg acted as a voice for the U.K.-based metals industry and proposed several amendments — including the exclusion of raw and secondary raw materials, the correct definition of alloys and substitution based on full assessment rather than precautionary philosophy — to Reach prior to the Dec. 6 deadline for all changes.
Despite the lobbying and disputes between opposing parties in the European Parliament, Reach is largely unchanged from earlier versions of the proposed legislation, Kirman told members of the Minor Metals Trading Association (MMTA) at its Christmas lunch Thursday. ....
To access AMM's full content, please log in below. If you do not have an AMM account, we invite you to take a free trial or subscribe below.
Already a registered amm.com user?
Access to amm.com editorial content is granted only to paid subscribers and trialists. If you do not have an active account in your own name, please either subscribe or take a trial and you will have instant access to amm.com content. Sharing your login credentials with individuals who are not subscribers represents a violation of AMM copyright.
Every morning, every minute — no matter how often you follow the markets, there's an AMM subscription to fit your needs.
Subscribe Now
Click Here
Not sure if you are ready to invest in a subscription right now? Take a free, no-obligation trial. Start your free trial today.
Take a Free trial
Click Here