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Environment Daily Spain, 20 December 2001 -- The Spanish health ministry announced last week that production of white asbestos (chrysotile) is to banned from next June, and sales of products containing the mineral from 31 December 2002. The decision is in line with a 1999 EU directive prohibiting white asbestos and marks abandonment by Spain of a right to a three-year transitional period it won along with Italy and Greece. The derogation was given due to the importance of white asbestos to these countries' cement industries. The order covers new uses only and not asbestos removal. See press release http://www.msc.es/notas/2001-12-18-1.htm. FAIR USE NOTICE. This document contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Basel Action Network is making this article available in our efforts to advance understanding of ecological sustainability and environmental justice issues. We believe that this constitutes a `fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond `fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. More News |