Biocidal products for non-agricultural uses: common rules for national authorisations

At the Conciliation Committee meeting on 11 November 1997, agreement could not be reached on the question of appropriate information through Parliament on the decisions to be taken concerning the annexes to the Directive. Subsequently, at the meeting of 18 November, Parliament's delegation decided to pursue avenues for compromise with the Council on this point. Agreement was recorded by means of an exchange of letters on 10 December 1997 on a compromise arrangement giving Parliament the requisite guarantees that it would be fully notified in advance by the Commission on the proposals for the inclusion of substances in annexes Ia and Ib. The delegation will report on the outcome of conciliation to plenary in January 1998.�