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EP vote on batteries and accumulators : a victory for municipalities and regions
The European parliament has adopted the report by Hans Blockland on batteries and accumulators (PE 340.787) this Tuesday 20 April 2004.
Most of the 125 recommendations presented by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) were adopted by the MEPs.
I am particularly pleased that the European Parliament has followed our wish to see a total ban of cadmium in batteries and accumulators, says CEMR secretary general Jeremy Smith. I am also relieved that the legislation will cover cordless power-tools. This constitutes a victory for European municipalities ...
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